Object number
92/61/1-2
Collection
Description
2 'ladder feet', U-shaped objects with spike and 2 bars across. Part of the Rumble Collection, acquired at Salisbury Farm, Clevedon, Somerset.
Two 'ladder feet' - U-shaped objects with a spike and two bars across - used to prevent the ladder slipping. They are part of the Rumble Collection and were acquired by the donor at Salisbury Farm in Clevedon, Somerset.
Physical description
2 ladder feet: iron
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 25 October 2013 – The objects 92/2–92/68 are part of the Rumble Collection, and were donated to the Museum by Mr Rumble in July 1991. The objects were collected or purchased by Mr Rumble or his father, and most of them came from either Camberley, in Surrey, or Somerset, where Mr Rumble had previously lived. He kept his collection in the shed at the bottom of his garden in Woodley, Berkshire., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.9.92 // Description: A pair of iron U shaped objects with a spike and two bars across. // Dimensions: Length: 20.0 cm Width: 8.5 cm // Associated information: Obtained by Mr Rumble from Salisbury Farm, Clevedon, Somerset. // These spikes are used to prevent the ladder slipping. // References:’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15986.tif - High resolution image