98/6/1-3

A. Four Oaks Spraying Machine Co. Ltd (Manufacturer)

This is a hand sprayer with air chamber and brass extension piece plus tube bend. There is a suction strainer associated with this sprayer but no hose. The object is made of brass and has a wooden handle plus rubber hand grip. There is also the inscription: 'FOUR OAKS // ''MARVEL'' SPRAYER'. This sprayer was made for general use and it provides continuous spray of thick liquids such as limewash without clogging up. It is consisting of a sprayer (1), an extension piece and tube bend (2) and also a suction strainer (3).

1 sprayer: metal; wood; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: SPRAYER - limewash // Accession number: 98/6/1-3 // Classification: INDUSTRIES - 4 Oaks // Negative number: // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: 9.3.98 [...] HENLEY, OXON // Store: ?camp// Condition: good// Recorder, date: JMB 26.7.99 // Description: Hand sprayer with air chamber and brass extension piece plus tube bend. There is a suction strainer associated with this sprayer but no hose. It is made of brass and has a wooden handle plus rubber hand grip. Inscription: 'FOUR OAKS 'MARVEL' SPRAYER'. // Dimensions: Length: 53.0 cm Plus extension piece: 120.0 cm // Associated information: This sprayer was made for general use e.g. spraying lime wash, creosote or other thick liquids such as well as for car washing. One of the pieces of hose accessioned with 98/5 may have been used with this sprayer. (1) Sprayer (2) extension piece and tube bend (3) suction strainer. // References: TR REE P2/8 1129 // Entry no. 034', Photocopy of archive item – TR REE P2/8 1129 The Four Oaks 'Marvel' Sprayer, MERL ‘Conservation Record’ – ‘Class: Industries // Name: Sprayer - limewash // Acc. No.: 98/6/1-3 // Conservator: Robin // Date: 1-9-99 // part/whole: Brass treatment: brush deox - short bursts (heavy oxidation) // part/whole: Wood treatment: wash // part/whole: repair: // part/whole: Brass finish: Bedacryl lacquer // part/whole: Wood finish: microcrystalline wax // part/whole: Washers finish: leather dressing // [tick box, unticked] tick when noted on catalogue sheet’

Metal, brass, Wood, Rubber