Object number
77/243
Creator
Description
A china clay shovel made by A & F Parke, Birmingham. It could have been used near St Austell, Cornwall in the china clay industry.
This is a china clay shovel produced by A & F Parke of Birmingham. It is likely the shovel would have been used near St Austell, Cornwall in the china clay industry.
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – 'Shovel (head only) // China clay shovel // A & F Parke, Dartmouth, Birmingham, Made in England // Shovel head: round mouth // Manufactured England Birmingham // Used Nr St Austell, Cornwall. Used in the china clay industry // Gift, Dept Physics, Reading University'
Production place
Birmingham
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13980.tif - High resolution image
