Object number
70/146
Description
This is a malt rake used at Warwick Brewery, Newark. This is a malt plough used for aerating the bed of grain on the malting floor. It is dragged through the grain.
This is a malt rake used at Warwick Brewery, Newark. This is a malt plough used for aerating the bed of grain on the malting floor. It is dragged through the grain.
Physical description
1 rake: wood; metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Rake // Processing grain malt // Gift Warwick Brewery, Newark via Notts County Educational Museum Service 20.2.1970 // Description: Three curved rake prongs, ending in flat triangular blades. Joined by an iron crossbar, which is attached to a long wooden upright pole. Across the top of the pole a wooden handgrip, attached by an iron band. Dimensions: Total 127cm Prongs: 65cm, Triangular blades: 21cm, Handgrip: 37cm, cross bar: 65cm long. // Associated information: This is a malt plough used for aerating the bed of grain on the malting floor. It is dragged through the grain. // [pencil drawing]’
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