Object number
60/103
Description
This drainage scoop was probably used for clearing mud from ponds and ditches. From Mr T. Harris of Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire.
This drainage scoop was probably used for clearing mud from ponds and ditches. This scoop has a round blade and the handle is attached with four rivets. It is missing its wooden handle. It came from Mr T. Harris of Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire.
Physical description
1 scoop: metal; fair condition- shaft missing
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 January 2013 – Mr T. Harris had a smithy at Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire. Upon his death in February 1960, his daughter, Mrs M. K. Fenn, donated a large number of his tools to the Museum. Mr Harris had previously donated a number of objects to the Museum in 1952 and 1956.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4675.tif - High resolution image
