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This is a turnip knife, for cutting the tops off turnips. It consists of an iron blade set in an ash handle. It came from Woodley Farm, Woodley, Berkshire.

1 knife: iron, wood (ash)

MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 22 August 2013 – Woodley Farm was in the possession of the Pither Family from the mid-nineteenth century until January 1982. The contents of the farm were sold at public auction on 16 April 1982., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Description: iron turnip knife set in ash handle // Dimensions: overall length 34 cms // Associated information: From Woodley Farm. // References: …’

Metal, iron, Wood, ash

Forged, Turned