Object number
90/14
Creator
Description
This is a scythe with wooden handle which has two hand holds and a blade with wavy edge for cutting brambles and other rough material. It also has an inscription; 'BEST CROWN// ISAAC NASH//2'. This scythe was bought before the war (around 1937/8) from the ironmonger in Basingstoke called Punters. Also it was used in the garden of the Sherborne Hill House, Basingstoke.
Physical description
1 scythe: wood; metal; good conditionInscription: BEST CROWN 2 ISAAC NASH
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note –Georgia Charitou-14 October 2014-Mrs Talbot's mother, Mrs Gilchrist sold the house in 1989 and gave the scythe to the Museum. Isaac Nash & Sons (Belbroughton, Stourbridge, Hereford & Worcester) is the manufacturing company.
Production place
Belbroughton
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16782.tif - High resolution image
