Object number
56/128
Description
This tool is a peat roller, used to roll up blocks of peat like lawn turn. It originally came from Hexworthy, in Devon.
This tool is a peat roller, used to roll up blocks of peat like lawn turn. It originally came from Hexworthy, in Devon.
Physical description
peat roller: metal; wood
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This mattock like tool is a peat roller used to roll up the of peat [sic] like lawn turn. The handle measures 37.5 inches long and the almost oval blade is 7 inches long. This, like the other Dartmoor peat tools, came from the dispersal sale of Miss Chudley, Hexworthy, Princeton.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1550.tif - High resolution image
