Object number
68/221/1-4
Description
Hay tester used to determine the cubical contents of a portion of hay. This example was used by A. E. Fountain & Sons of Caversham.
This is a hay tester, which was used to determine the cubical contents of a portion of hay. The metal rods screw together, and are inserted point first into the hay. A small portion can be withdrawn by the hook in the head. This example was used by A. E. Fountain & Sons of Caversham.
Physical description
hay tester in parts: iron, leather
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘HAY TESTER // Marketing // MR F. D. Fountain, Tudors, Rotherfield, Greys, Henley, Oxon // IRON LEATHER. Used for firm A. E. Fountain & Sons, est. c. 1876. Caversham, First used c. 50 years ago [pencil drawing].’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9831.tif - High resolution image
