Name/TitleMud scoop (mud hoe)

About this objectA scoop with a handle which was used by the donor and his father in Buxhall as a mud-scraper in the farm yard and the stables until about 1950, and later for clearing drains.

Medium and MaterialsScoop: iron
Handle: wood (ash)

MeasurementsLength: 80cm
Width: 42cm

Length (total): 5 feet and 1 1/2 inches
Blade: 1 foot and 4 3/4 inches (transverse) x 3 3/4 inches. Turned up behind 3/4 inches
Strap & Shank: 1 foot and 2 inches (round curve). Shank attached to blade below by plate 3 inches x 3 1/4 inches sub-circular.

Object numberSTMEA:A.5166

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)