Object number
68/430/1-2
Description
This is a pair of wheat sacks, used for storing and selling wheat. These sack was owned by the donor's grandfather, G. Vines and his farmer W. Haddrell. The sacks are made of hemp and marked in red lead paint 'G VINES, BREMHILL, 1876.' and 'W. HADDRELL, BREMHILL, 1871'.
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘SACKS (WHEAT) // MARKETING Grain // Mr R. Vine, Crofton Farm, Burbage, Wilts // HEMP. VARIOUS DARNS. RED LEAD PAINT- ref recording form for note. Edges- Onesewn- outside. One is marked ‘G VINES, BREMHILL, 1876' the other 'HADDRELL, BREMHILL, 1871’[pencil drawing]’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9792.tif - High resolution image
