Object number
91/5
Description
This is a spiral soil sampler used to remove cores of soil from the ground in order to test them for pH.
This is a spiral soil sampler, which is a metal tool used to remove cores of soil from the ground in order to test them for pH. It has the end of a wooden handle which has been broken.
Physical description
1 soil sampler: metal 'corkscrew' head; wooden handle [broken]
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'A spiral metal tool with wooden handle which has been broken. // Actual length: 34.0cm // Diameter of 'screw' 2.5 cm [1"] // This tool has been identified as a tool for removing cores of soil in order to test them for ph.'
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