Object number
2009/84/4
Title
Grainmaster,
Creator
Description
This is a chrome plated adjustable cap from a grain moisture tester. The ‘Grainmaster’, manufactured by Protimeter Ltd., is a grain moisture tester for measuring moisture and temperature levels in crops. This tester was used by the donor at Oak House Farm in Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, where he was a foreman in the 1970s–1990s, and was last used at some point in the 1990s. It comprises several parts and comes in a leather carrying case.
Physical description
Grain moisture tester - chrome-plated adjustable cap
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) –‘Description: Grain moisture tester – protimeter ‘Grainmaster’ as used at Oak House Farm, Hampstead Norreys. Comprises 2009/84/1 (Grain moisture meter); 2009/84/2 (Leather carrying case – top); 2009/84/3 (Leather carrying case – base); 2009/84/4 (Chrome-plated adjustable cap); 2009/84/5 (Plunger – iron & Teflon); 2009/84/6 (Housing compression spring & plunger); 2009/84/7 (Compression spring); 2009/84/8 (Thermometer cover); 2009/84/9 (Thermometer of glass – 78mm long x 6mm diameter) // Dimensions: As boxed: Max length 230mm // Max width 140mm // Max height 12mm // Associated information: Donor was foreman at Oak House Farm from 1970s to 1990s. This artefact was last used during the 1990s. // References:'
Production date
1975 - 1999
Production period
Late-twentieth century
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- Length 230 mm
- Height 120 mm
- Width 140 mm
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