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60/96
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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This mattock came from Mr T. Harris of Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire, and was found stacked up with other hand tools in current use. It has a hoe-shaped head with a broad end and was used for loosening the soil during digging. The head was probably made by Mr Harris in the farm smithy. The wooden handle is painted red.
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1 mattock; metal, wood
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 January 2013 – Mr T. Harris had a smithy at Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire. Upon his death in February 1960, his daughter, Mrs M. K. Fenn, donated a large number of his tools to the Museum. Mr Harris had previously donated a number of objects to the Museum in 1952 and 1956.
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Witheridge Farm [Hailey]
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3308.tif - High resolution image