Object number
93/24
Description
Clinker picker used for removing clinker from a fire, and a stoking tool. The tool was found in a building in Silver Street, Reading.
This tool is both a clinker picker, used for removing clinker (waste product) from a boiler, and a stoking tool, used for stoking the boiler. It has a long handle with three prongs, the middle of which can be moved by rotating the hand grip at the end of the handle. The tool was found by the donor in a building in Silver Street, Reading.
Physical description
1 stoking tool: metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.8.93 // Description: Long handled tool with three prongs at the end. Two are fixed but the third (middle one) can be moved by rotating the hand grip at the end of the handle. // Dimensions: Length: 121.0 cm Length of prongs: 20.0 cm // Associated information: found by the donor while working in a building in Silver Street, Reading. // Probably used for stoking a boiler and removing clinker. // See also: 64/230.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16142.tif - High resolution image
