Object number
76/247
Description
This is a flail used at by Sutton & Sons Ltd, seed merchants, for hand threshing flower seeds.
Physical description
1 flail; wood, leather, string and metal
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Flail // metal, wood, string and leather // handle: wood, smooth, Flail end: rough // User: Sutton and Sons Ltd. Seed Merchants upto 1976, Use: for measuring seed quantities. Use: threshing flower seeds // Mr V. J. Walton, Carnarvon Road Reading.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13708.tif - High resolution image
