Name/TitleDibbler
About this objectOne of two dibblers with a handle that were from and used in the 19th and 20th centuries. Locally known as dibbers, they were used together, one in each hand, to make 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 them as bean dibblers but the donor says they were used for wheat. The measurements of the two are identical.
Medium and MaterialsDibbler: Iron
Handle: Ash
MeasurementsTotal length: 3 feet
Head: 5 5/2 x 2 1/4 inches (greatest diameter)
Stirrup of handle: 5 inches
Crosspiece of handle: 4 1/2 x d (deep) x 1 1/4 inches
Object numberSTMEA:A.3978
Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)