Object number
93/13
Description
Electro-plated nickle silver crumb shovel, for clearing up crumbs from the table. From the home of the Lawrence family in Reading.
An electro-plated nickle silver crumb shovel, for clearing up crumbs from the table. It came from the home of the Lawrence family in Reading.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: CRUMB SHOVEL // Accession number: 93/13 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 11.8.93 // Description: Small E.P.N.S. shovel with edge on 3 sides and green Bakelite(?) handle. // Inscription: EPNS Made in England [symbol] // Dimensions: Length: 30.5 cm Width: 7.0 cm // Associated information: Used at the home of the Lawrence family see 93/5. [The Lawrence Family lived at Avebury Square, Reading, until the death of Dorothy Lawrence in the mid-1970s.]’
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