Object number
61/101
Description
A boxing shovel found on a farm but was originally made for lead washing, and was purchased from a mining store at Ireshopeburn.
This is a boxing shovel. It was found on a farm but was originally made for lead washing, and was purchased from a mining store at Ireshopeburn. It has a steel blade and an ash handle.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'SHOVEL (BOXING) // Found on a farm but was originally made for lead washing. It was obtained from an old mining store at Ireshopeburn, Bishop Auckland. // [pencil sketch] // Ash // Steel.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3777.tif - High resolution image
