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68/148
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a dibble, which is a seeding tool used for sowing crop seeds before the general introduction of the seed drill. One person would walk backwards down the row with a dibbler in each hand 'dibbling' two rows at a time while another, frequently a woman or child, followed placing seeds in the holes. This came to the museum as part of the Sharp collection.
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1 dibble: metal (iron); wood
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
The Sharp Collection of agricultural and dairying equipment was compiled by Reverend C. J. Sharp at Wonersh, Surrey. Reverend Sharp died in 1967 and the Museum acquired the Collection for £60 in 1968., MERL‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘DIBBLE // CULTIVATING Seeding // SHARP COLLECTION // iron [pencil drawing].’
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8948.tif - High resolution image
