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68/79
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a drainage spade, which is a manual digging tool for digging drainage holes. This tool is appears like a typical spade, with a long wooden handle, but the blade is a long concical shape. This spade came to the museum as part of the Sharp collection.
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1 drainage spade: wood; metal; good condition
[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 Accession’ form - ‘SPADE // DRAINAGE- Digging manual // The sharp collection // [pencil drawing]’
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9147.tif - High resolution image
