Object number
84/11
Creator
Description
A planter would be forced into the ground to remove a core of earth, a bulb could then be planted. Made by G. Pawlett, Belton, Grantham.
This is an iron planter with a wooden handle, made in Belton, Lincolnshire. It is inscribed, 'G. PAWLETT, Maker, BELTON, GRANTHAM'. This planter would be pressed into the ground to remove a core of earth. A tuber or bulb could then be planted in the resulting hole and the core of earth pushed out to refill the hole.
Physical description
1 planter: metal (iron); wooden handle
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PLANTER // Accession number: 84/11 // Classification: CULTIVATING Seeding // Negative number: 60/14787 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Miss M. F. + Mr. E. G. Barton, [...], + Mr M. P. Barton, [...], March 1984 // Store: small object store // Condition: good // Recorder, date: J. M. B. 14.5.84 // Description: This planter has a wooden handle with a cross-piece at the top. The iron part is cylindrical with a cutting edge and a sliding central core. There are two horizontal bars with which pressure is exerted by means of the feet of the operator. Inscription: G. PAWLETT, Maker, BELTON, GRANTHAM. // Dimensions: Length: 89.0cm Diameter: 5.5cm. // Associated information: This planter would be pressed into the ground to remove a core of earth. A tuber or bulb could then be planted and the core of earth pushed out to refill the hole. // References:'
Production place
Belton
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Material
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14787.tif - High resolution image
