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This dibble, a tool used for making holes in the ground for seeds, is thought to date from about 1800. It was made and used in Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, for planting corn after ploughing. A man would walk backwards with one in each hand making holes into which somebody else dropped the seeds. It is made of iron with a fairly heavy solid point, and a wooden handle.

1 seed dibble: wood; metal (iron); wide crack in the handle and severly attacked by woodworm

Gravenhurst

1800 - 1800

Wood, Metal, iron

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