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An alarm gun bird scarer, used to scare birds away from crops to prevent the seeds being eaten. It was used at Priors Farm in Broomfield, Essex.

1 bird scarer: metal, wood

MERL Miscellaneous note - '... Alarm gun (bird scarer) Used at Priors Farm, Broomfield, Essex ...', MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form – ‘ALARM GUN // Cultivating–Plant–Protection // 65/71 // ... // Used at Priors Farm, Broomfield, Essex // [pencil sketch].’, MERL ‘Workshop Treatment’ form – ‘Date: 3.3.67 // Accession Number: // Name of object: Alarm gun // Description of treatment…: Wooden base treated with Rentokil. Alarm gun completely dismantled, treated with deoxidine and coated with oil. Re-assembled and in working order’

Bird scarer, Alarm gun

Metal, Wood