Object number
54/3
Description
This is a root chopper, used for chopping up turnips for animal feed. It has previoulsy been part of the collections at Torquay Museum and the Science Museum.
Physical description
1 root cutter: wood; metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: // Accession number: // Classification: // Negative number: // Acquisition method: // Acquired from, date: ... // Store: // Condition: // Recorder, date: // Description: This cutter consists of an horizontal wooden bar (circular in cross-section) which is supported by 4 wooden legs. A knife is hinged in a gap in the bar which when moved up and down would cut the roots. Roughly made. // Dimensions: // Associated information: This root or turnip chopper came from Torquay Museum, Devon and was presented to the Science Museum in 1930. Science Museum numbers: 15201 Inv 1930 - 21. It was used for chopping turnips.// References:' This root or turnip chopper came from Torquay Museum, Devon and was presented to the Science Museum in 1930. // Science Museum numbers: 15201 Inv 1930 - 21. // It was used for chopping turnips.
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_335.tif - High resolution image
