University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
60/365
Collection
W. W. Field (Wheelwrighting) Collection
Description
This is a plough spud, used for scraping dirt off the mouldboard of a plough when it became clogged. It is made of iron and would have been attached to a handle. It came from the workshop of Mr W. W. Field, a wheelwright in Winson, Gloucestershire. Mr Field retired circa 1960 and the business closed.
Object name
Plough spud
Associated subject
CULTIVATING : ploughing
Associated person/institution
Moore, Allen & Innocent (Agent)
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5362.tif - High resolution image