Object number
96/36
Description
A wooden turf barrow - a type of wheelbarrow - with an iron tyre. The barrow has a flat bed with an upright front but no sides, two supporting legs, and two handles. It was originally part of the collection of agricultural and craft objects belonging to Lord MacAlpine.
Physical description
1 turf barrow: wood; metal; fair condition4 spoke wheel with wooden hub and iron tyre; flat bed to barrow, no sides, upright front, wooden construction, two supporting wooden legs and two handles. Original colouring: wheel red; main frame blue with red tips to handles; red bed of barrow
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Recorder: RB // Date: 2.8.96 // Description: Single wheel barrow // Four spoke wheel with wooden tub & iron tyre. // Flat bed to barrow, no sides, upright front. // Wooden construction, two supporting wooden legs and two handles. // Original colouring: wheel red; main frame blue with red tips to handles; red bed of barrow. // Early 20th century. // Dimensions: Wheel 45.5 cm diameter, tyre 5.1 cm wide // Overall length 168 cm; max width 53 cm; max height 57 cm // Associated information: Formerly part of the collection of agricultural/craft etc items belonging to Lord MacAlpine. Bought by Mrs Sheppard’s son at the auction of the MacAlpine collection at West Green House, Hants in the 1980s. Previous provenance unknown.’
Production date
1900-01-01
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16769.tif - High resolution image
