Name/TitleDibbler
About this objectOne of a pair of dibblers with handles which are from and used in the 19th and 20th centuries. Locally known as dibbers, they were used together, one in either hand, to make two holes in the ground. The operator walked backwards making the holes, the women and children following to put in the seed. The stout heads would class these as bean dibblers, but the donor mentions they were used for wheat.
Medium and MaterialsDibbler: Iron
Wood: Ash
MeasurementsTotal Length: 3 feet
Head: 5 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches (greatest diameter)
Stirrup of handle: 5 inches
Crosspiece of handle: 4 1/2 x 2 (deep) x 1 1/4 inches
Object numberSTMEA:A.3977
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
