Object number
69/201
Description
Wooden spade with a narrow blade for digging out dykes and ditches. Blade edged with a metal strip which is wider than the blade. From Calthorpe Broad, Ingham, Norwich.
A wooden spade with a long narrow blade and T shaped handle, for digging out dykes and ditches. The blade is edged with a metal strip which is wider than the blade. It is held in place with 3 large rivets on which is broken. This was one of a group of objects transferred to the Museum via Michael Hardy of the Dept Zoology. They came originally from Calthorpe Broad, Ingham, Stalham, Norwich.
Physical description
1 spade: wood; metal; good condition
Label Text
7. Drainage spade. This is a narrow wooden spade, with a slightly scooped blade and an iron strip attached to the bottom by the means of three rivets. The sharp edge would cut through the soft mud and the root systems of water plants along the edges of a drainage ditch. This one was used at Stalham in the low-lying Broadland area of Norfolk. 69/201.10. Drainage spade. This is a narrow wooden spade, with a slightly scooped blade and an iron strip attached to the bottom by the means of three rivets. The sharp edge would cut through the soft mud and the root systems of water plants along the edges of a drainage ditch. This one was used at Stalham in the low-lying Broadland area of Norfolk. 69/201.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'SPADE // Drainage digging manual // Gift Mrs R. Gurney, Oxford // Description: A wooden spade with a long narrow blade and T shaped handl;e. The blade is edged with a metal strip which is wider than the blade. It is held in place with 3 large rivets on which is broken // Associated information: This was one of a group transferred to the Museum via Michael Hardy of the Dept Zoology. They came originally from Calthorpe Broad, Ingham, Stalham, Norwich.’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11603.tif - High resolution image
