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56/337
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This weeding tool is designed in much the same way as a dock lifter, but is much smaller in size. It was used for uprooting daisies, the curled iron semi circular piece giving leverage. It originally came from Pangbourne, Berkshire.
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1 weeding tool: metal [iron]; good condition
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MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This tool used in the garden to uproot daisies is designed like a dock lifter but is much smaller in size. It is made or [sic] iron and is 9 inches long. It has two prongs each 2 1/2 inches in length which are set 1/2 inch apart. The curled iron semi circular piece to give leverage has a radius of 2 1/4 inches. The handle is missing. The tool was originally used in Berkshire.'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1492.tif - High resolution image
