Object number
91/11
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Description
This large hoe has a 'D' shaped blade which has an elongated eye to take a wooden handle which has a narrow rectangular cross section. The handle has been repaired at the eye end where large metal bolts have been used to keep the handle firm in the eye. It is inscribed 'Fussells Mells'. It was used by the donor's father and grandfather in Gloucestershire.
Physical description
1 garden hoe: metal; wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession’ form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: HOE // Accession number: 91/11 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 30.8.91 // Description: Large hoe with D shaped blade which has elongated eye to take a wooden handle which has a narrow rectangular cross section. The handle has been repaired at the eye end where large metal bolts have been used to keep the handle firm in the eye. // Inscription: FUSSELLS MELLS // Dimensions: Total Length: 98.0 cm // Width of hoe: 16.0 cm // Handle: 5 x 2 cm at eye end. // Depth of home: 15.0 cm // Associated information: Used by [donor’s] father and grandfather at the family home in Stroud, Gloucestershire.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15931.tif - High resolution image
