Object number
2002/6/1-2
Description
A 'rod type' seed sampler. It was used by the Goldsmith Brothers, an agricultural chemical business of Bury Saint Edmunds.
This is a 'rod type' seed sampler. It consists of a hollow brass rod with a cylindrical cap and an oval hole near the point end. There is a 'T'-shaped slit on the cap. It was used by the Goldsmith Brothers, an agricultural chemical business of Bury Saint Edmunds.
Physical description
Seed sampler: brass
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Seed Sampler, rod type // Description // 1 seed Sampler // Hollow Metal (Brass) rod with cylindrical cap. // Oval hole near the point end. // [pencil sketch] // 'T' shaped slit on the Cap. // ... Associated information // This rod seed sampler comes from the Goldsmith Brothers, Bury St Edmunds, Agricultural Chemical business.'
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