Object number
59/108
Description
Nothing is known of the origin of this planter, a modern version of the dibble used for boring holes to plant bulbs or seed potatoes.
Nothing is known of the origin of this planter, a modern version of the dibble used for boring holes to plant bulbs or seed potatoes. Similar tools were still advertised in gardening papers in the 1950s. It consists of a wooden shaft with a T-shaped handle, and a metal head with a cylinder for boring the holes and a projection on each side for pushing the tool down with the feet.
Physical description
1 planter: metal; wood; good condition
Archival history
59/102-118 were collected by the donor's husband.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3090.tif - High resolution image
