Object number
70/132
Description
This is a maltster's tool, called a stick plough, used for lightly turning the bed of grain on the malting floor, Warwick Brewery, Newark.
This is a maltster’s shovel, from Warwick Brewery, Newark. It would have been used for turning over and aerating the bed of grain on the malting floor and kiln; also for loading and unloading sisterns, Kilns etc. in malting. This particular type was usually used for turning on the floors, being smaller and lighter than the loading shovels and dry malt scoops.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Shovel // Processing grain malt // Gift Warwick Brewery, Newark via Notts County Educational Museum Service 20.2.1970 // Description: Shovel of wood, made in one piece. Shovel blade rectangular shape and flat. Curved, shield shaped hand grip. The blade is quite worn and chipped; a crack across the centre has been repaired with an iron tie. // Dimensions: Total 98cm Shovel blade: 37x28cm, Handgrip: 17cmx13cm. // Associated information: A maltster’s shovel, used for turning over and aerating the bed of grain on the malting floor and kiln; also for loading and unloading sisterns, Kilns etc. in malting. This particular type was usually used for turning on the floors, being smaller and lighter than the loading shovels and dry malt scoops // [pencil drawing]’
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