University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
53/584
Description
This six-pronged dung fork was used in the Zennor district of Western Cornwall. Forks of this type are either used in the cowsheds and stables for cleaning out, or else in the fields for spreading the dung. Both on Cornish and Welsh farms these multi-pronged forks were very common.
Physical description
1 fork: metal
Production date
1953
Object name
Fork, dung
Material
Metal
Associated subject
CULTIVATING : fertilising
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
Manure
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_258.tif - High resolution image