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A cultivator with two wooden handles and six tines in two rows of three, each with spade-shaped blades, bifurcated and bolted to the frame. It possibly dates from the eighteenth century and was used for farm work in Hampshire.

1 harrow; wood and metal; good condition....variation in height to the harrrow and increase traction when required

MERL ‘Object Accession Form’ – 'Standard museum name: HARROW // Accession number 51/264 // Clasification: CULTIVATING cultivating // Negative number: 35/1129 // Acquisition method: Gift // Description: A harrow with two wooden handles bolted onto central stock under which is the frame. // 6 tines in 2 rows of 3 with spade shaped blades, each tine bifurcated & bolted to frame. // An upright beam has horizontal perforations which can give variation in height to the harrow and increase traction when required. // Associated information: Used in farm work in Hampshire // C18th given as date on original sheet.', MERL ‘Conservation Record’ - 'Name: Cultivator // Acc. No. 51/264 // treatment: Woodwork treated with cuprinol // repair: 2 grubbing [?] particuarly, rebent to original position', Letter, John W.Y. Higgs to Major A.G. Wade, 30 March 1951 - [...] I am very pleased indeed about the harrow, because I have been looking for one like that to use in an exhibition at the Royal Show at Cambridge this year which we are preparing in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural Society. I think almost certainly, the harrow will prove ideal for this purpose.'

1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31

Eighteenth century

Wood, Metal