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62/211
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a barley fork, or 'swath turner', used for gathering barley in bundles. It was found in a chalk quarry which had been used as a rubbish tip by a farmer in Mortimer West End. It was also used in Oakley, Hampshire.
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1 swath turner/barley fork: metal; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'SWATH TURNER - barley.', MERL Recording form – 'Where was it used // Oakley, Hants // Additional information // Found in a chalk quarry which had been used as a rubbish tip for farm rubbish by... Mortimer West End...'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4961.tif - High resolution image
