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This thistle puller, or 'thistle tongs', was used on a farm in Northamptonshire, probably the donor's farm at Marston Trussell, until 1939. It consists of iron tongs with serrated jaws on wooden handles. There were several methods for dealing with thistles. They could be pulled up from the ground with the thistle puller, cut with a scythe (before St. John's Day, 24th June) or bruised with a thistle spud before the seed is formed.
Fysieke kenmerken
1 pair of tongs: metal (iron); woodOriginal wooden handles were already broken at the time of donation, and were thus replaced by the Museum workshop.
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