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55/755
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a turnip peck, a tool used for pulling up turnip roots after sheep have fed on them. It was made and used in Leicestershire.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
turnip peck: metal; wood
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This Leicestershire turnip peck consists of two iron tines each measuring 3 inches set at right angles to a wooden handle. The tines of the peck are set 2 inches apart and only 12 inches of the original handle remain. // see 51/233M.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
Leicestershire
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1203.tif - High resolution image
