Name/TitlePeat spade
About this objectThis was used in the 19th century for cutting peat, believed to have been used at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire. It is made from a single piece of ash wood bound with iron.
Medium and MaterialsMade of ash and bound with iron
MeasurementsTotal length: 3 feet 8 inches
Blade: 11 1/2 inches x 7 1/4 inches
Iron reinforcement for 3 3/4 inches for edge of blade
T- Handle : 6 inches
Object numberSTMEA:A.4877
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
