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An iron spud - a garden tool used for weeding. It is possibly missing its handle. It came from Chardstock in Devon.'

1 spud mattock: metal [iron]; fair condition

MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 5 March 2014 – The Burne-Jones collection of thatching and other tools was put together by the donor while living in Membury, Devon, some time prior to 1966. She had planned to open a private museum. The tools came from the workshop of Mr Spiller, a thatcher from Yarcombe, Devon, and were in regular use until his death in 1962. He had thatched in the area his whole life, and his widow passed on his tools. By 1966 the donor had moved to Oxfordshire and no longer had room for the Collection so donated it to MERL., MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Id.no: 66/334 // Object name: SPUD // … // Description: Flat blade, roughly [triangular], in one piece with socket which is ‘wrap around’ – open at the back & beneath. One hole on top.’, MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ – ‘SPUD // 66/334 // CULTIVATING Weeding // ... // Given to Mrs Burne-Jones by Mr W. R. Chubb, Whitehouse, Chardstock, Devon. // [pencil drawing] // Part missing – Handle? // All metal – Iron.'