Object number
53/590
Description
This mid 19th C. potato digger was used for grubbing up potatoes before it became common to plough them up instead.
This potato digger was used for grubbing up potatoes before it became common to plough them up instead. It dates from around the mid-nineteenth century.
Physical description
1 potato digger: metal; fair condition - 1 tine broken
Production date
1725-01-01 - 1774-12-31
Production period
Mid-eighteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_255.tif - High resolution image