Turf-cutting spade. With a metal blade, wooden haft and a horn at the terminal. The blade is socketed, the blade has a rounded edge on one side, the other side has a triangular flange projecting at a right-angle. The haft has a circular-sectioned handle and a flat paddle-shaped end. There is a curved horn nailed to the haft terminal. [AB [OPS Move] 23/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Turf-cutting spade. With a metal blade, wooden haft and a horn at the terminal. The blade is socketed, the blade has a rounded edge on one side, the other side has a triangular flange projecting at a right-angle. The haft has a circular-sectioned handle and a flat paddle-shaped end. There is a curved horn nailed to the haft terminal. [AB [OPS Move] 23/1/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Wales Gwynned Aberdovey
Cultural groups: Welsh
Person: Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman; PRM source Winifred Susan Blackman
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1919
Date collected: By 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 1919
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Width: max 91 mm, Depth: max 105 mm, Length: max 1302 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1919.43.1

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