Object number
94/80/2
Description
A digging tool used in field drainage. The blade is inscribed with the word 'GRIFFIN'.
This is a digging tool used in field drainage. It is complete with wooden handle. The handle has a solid D-shaped top. The haft of the blade is stamped with the word 'GRIFFIN'.
Physical description
1 drainage spade: metal; wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note –Georgia Charitou- 24 October 2014- Collection of drainage tools accumulated by ADAS Soil and Research Centre in Cambridge. In May 1994 the Director of the Centre, D. A. Castle, retired, and the centre itself was due for reorganisation and probable relocation. The collection at that point was donated to the Museum.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16468.tif - High resolution image
