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Fruit picking tool for picking blueberries (or bilberries). The scoop is wooden with many metal tines, and a wooden handle. The tool belonged to the potter Mary Wondraush and was in her living room. The fruit blueberries (or bilberries), are known as ‘hurts’ in the local area of Compton, Surrey.

1 hand tool: metal, wood

Museum Object Entry Form – ‘Museum Name: MUSEUM OF ENGLISH RURAL LIFE // Received from: MARY WONDRAUSCH // Address: BRICKFIELDS // Tel No: // Owner (if different): // Address: // Tel No: // Description of Object/Collection: 51 x CLAY PIPES & CLAY PIPE PARTS // 3 x RECIPE MANUSCRIPT BOOKS (ca. 1940, 1954, unknown) 1 x CALF FEEDING BOWL - LEVERS DAIRY FOOD // 1x BILBERRY SCOOP/TOOL // 5 PARTS x LEMONADE SET // 1 x CANDLE HOLDER + CANDLE // 1 x 'BIDEFORD' PITCHER // 1 x SUSSEX PITCHER // 1x FISHLEY HOLLAND VASE // 1x BIDEFORD TOURIST JUG // 1 x SALCOMBE TOURIST JUG // 1 x BARGE STOOL // 1 x BRICKMOULD // 1 x CLAY PADDLE // 1 x GALVANISED WATERING CAN // Reason for Entry: Donation // Signed: M Wondrausch Date: 18/2/2016 // Additional Agreement (Donations/Sales Only): I, the owner ... // Signed: M Wondrausch Date: 18/02/2016 // Museum Signatory: Oliver Douglas Date: 18/2/2016 // Return of Object to Owner:‘, Letter Oliver Douglas to Mary Wondrausch, 26 November 2015 - '... A. Items to be collected in the near future ... 10 // 1x Fruit picking tool HAnd tool for gathering blueberries (bilberries), which are known as 'hurts' in the local area.'

Wood, Metal