Object number
99/21
Exhibition
Description
A heavy duty cultivator. The object was useful for jobs such as weeding, airing and levelling soil.
This is a heavy duty five-tired cultivator. The tires have flattened points on the end and are curved as well as being of different lengths. The tires are fixed into a square plate and held firm by a smaller plate which is bolted on top. There is a socket into which the long wooden handle is fixed. There is also a metal collar near the end of the handle which acts as a grip. The object was useful for jobs such as weeding, airing and levelling soil.
Physical description
1 hand cultivator: metal; wood; good condition
Label Text
Dig for Victory. During the Second World War, the government launched the 'Dig for Victory' campaign, which encouraged people to grow their own food. As people were using home grown ingredients, there was less pressure to import food from abroad, which could be difficult during the war. It helped people to feel like they were part of the war effort, as well as providing them with more food to go alongside the limited rations. Here are some objects related to the Dig for Victory campaign: 1. Land Girl poster. 2. Model Farm. 3. Cultivator. 4. Bucket. D83/2; 2010/167; 99/21; 2003/9.
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note- Georgia Charitou- 11 November 2014-The equipment was from the Milk Marketing Board which operated from the Southern Regional Office of the MMB, 39 Christchurch Road, Reading. Mr. Banks worked from the office at Christchurch Road from 1961 onwards. This hand cultivator was bought by a neighbour of Mr. Perfect's father in 1954 from the garden at Myddelton House when the contents were sold after the death of E. A. Bowles.
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