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55/785
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This pitchfork head (the haft is missing) was found in a pit associated with a mid-eighteenth century pottery in Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London. According to the donor, pitchforks were commonly used in the area for pitching bricks one at a time up scaffolding, catching one thrown to him on his fork and pitching it to the next person and so on.
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1 pithchfork: metal; fair condition: a bit worn
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1574.tif - High resolution image
