Object number
60/96
Creator
Description
This mattock came from Mr T. Harris of Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire, and was found stacked up with other hand tools in current use.
This mattock came from Mr T. Harris of Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire, and was found stacked up with other hand tools in current use. It has a hoe-shaped head with a broad end and was used for loosening the soil during digging. The head was probably made by Mr Harris in the farm smithy. The wooden handle is painted red.
Physical description
1 mattock; metal, wood
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 January 2013 – Mr T. Harris had a smithy at Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire. Upon his death in February 1960, his daughter, Mrs M. K. Fenn, donated a large number of his tools to the Museum. Mr Harris had previously donated a number of objects to the Museum in 1952 and 1956.
Production place
Witheridge Farm [Hailey]
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3308.tif - High resolution image
