Object number
96/31
Creator
Description
A 'Welsh' or 'Celtic' shovel well-suited to ditching work. Made by the Davis Family at the Aberaeron Works in Ceredigion, Wales, in the 1940s.
A 'Welsh' or 'Celtic' shovel of the type widely used along the Atlantic coastal areas of Western Europe, and well-suited to ditching work. It has a triangular metal head, a long wooden handle. According to the donor it was made by the Davis Family at the Aberaeron Works in Ceredigion, Wales, in the 1940s.
Physical description
1 shovel: wood; metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 22.7.96 // Description: This is a ‘Welsh’ or ‘Celtic’ long handled shovel with a triangular head. Metal head, wooden handle, socketed. // No inscription. // Dimensions: Total length: 186.0 cm Length of head: 40.0 cm // Associated information: Information given by the donor. // This shovel was made in (The) Aberaeron (Works) Wales, by the Davis family in the 1940’s. // This type of shovel was widely sued along the Atlantic coastal areas of western Europe for centuries. It was particularly well-suited for ditching work. // Prof. Watkin Williams [donor] was formerly professor of Agricultural Botany at this University.’
Production place
Aberaeron
Production date
1940-01-01 - 1949-12-31
Production period
1940s
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