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  • Object number
    53/587
  • Description
    This spud was used to remove deep-seated weeds in standing corn. The Cornish name is a 'paddle'. Used on a farm in Zennor, Cornwall.
    This spud, an elongated metal bar, was used at the end of a long stick to remove deep-seated weeds in standing corn. The local Cornish name for the tool is a 'paddle'. This spud was used on a farm in Zennor, Cornwall.
  • Physical description
    1 spud mattock; metal; fair condition
  • Object name
    Spud
  • Material
    Metal
  • Associated subject
    CULTIVATING : weeding
    Cereal crop
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