Object number
56/157
Description
Scoops were used for digging land drains. Nothing is known of the origins of this scoop.
Scoops were used for digging land drains. The ditch would first be dug with a spade and then the bottom cleaned and smoothed with the scoop. This scoop is made of iron, and originally had a wooden handle which is now missing. Nothing is known of the origins of this scoop.
Physical description
scoop: metal
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘Nothing is known of the origin of this drainage scoop. It is made of iron and originally had a wooden handle riveted to the socket in two places. Only the shaft and the scoop itself now remain. The shaft is 20 1/2 inches long and the half cylinder scoop 8 1/2 inches long and 5 1/4 inches wide. // see 51/214M'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1421.tif - High resolution image
