98/8/1-5

W. T. French & Son Ltd. (Manufacturer)

This is a brass hand sprayer complete with extension piece, nozzles and hose pipe. The sprayer is in it's original cardboard box. There is also a packet of spare washers and the inscription: 'MYSTO Sprayer // Sole Manufacturer W. T. FRENCH AND SON // MYSTO WORKS BIRMINGHAM 16 ENGLAND'. The object was used for plant protection as well as general spraying duties. The sprayer consists of the sprayer, the extension piece, the nozzle, the hose pipe and the washers.

1 sprayer: brass; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: SPRAYER - Mysto// Accession number: 98/8/1-5 // Classification: CULTIVATING Plant Protection // Negative number: // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: 9.3.98 [...] HENLEY, OXON // Store: small object // Condition: very good // Recorder, date: JMB 26.7.99 // Description: A brass hand sprayer complete with extension piece, nozzles and hose pipe. The sprayer is in it's original cardboard box. There is also a packet of spare washers. Maroon wooden handle. Inscription: 'MYSTO Sprayer // Sole Manufacturer W. T. FRENCH & SON // 'MYSTO' WORKS BIRMINGHAM 16 ENGLAND'. // Dimensions: Length of sprayer & extension piece: 80.0 cm // Length of hose: 185.0 cm // Associated information: Box: 53.5 x 11.5 x 9.5 cm // The invoice for the washers inside the box says they are for the 'Nippy' model. See attached sheet. There is another washer in the box which is more likely to be for the foot pump Acc. No. 98/7. (1) Sprayer (2) Extension piece (3) Nozzle (4) Hose pipe (5) Washers // References: TR REE P2/B 1139 // Entry no. 034', Pre-MERL invoice – 'FROM: W.T. FRENCH & SON LTD 'Mysto' Works, Browning Street, BIRMINGHAM, 16 [...] case sale. No. 67. 1 Set Washers for Nippy 2/. Cash rec. ', Photocopy of archive item – TR REE P2/B 1139 - 'Mysto' Sprayer // Mysto 'Nippy' self-supplying sprayer

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