92/62

An iron wedge, well-worn at the thin end, for splitting timber. It is part of the Rumble Collection and was acquired by the donor at Salisbury Farm in Clevedon, Somerset.

1 wedge: iron

MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 25 October 2013 – The objects 92/2–92/68 are part of the Rumble Collection, and were donated to the Museum by Mr Rumble in July 1991. The objects were collected or purchased by Mr Rumble or his father, and most of them came from either Camberley, in Surrey, or Somerset, where Mr Rumble had previously lived. He kept his collection in the shed at the bottom of his garden in Woodley, Berkshire., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.9.92 // Description: Iron wedge – well worn at the thin end. // Dimensions: Length: 20.0 cm // Associated information: Obtained by Mr Rumble from Salisbury Farm, Clevedon, Somerset. // References:’