Name/TitleBeet/Root hook
About this objectThis was used for cutting sugar beet, in the vicinity of Stradbroke. The tang is inserted into the handle without a ferrule, extending right through and turned at the butt. It was used in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Medium and Materials It has a steel blade and an ash handle
Inscription and MarksStamped on blade: "HARRIS (and Son?)"
MeasurementsHandle length: 119mm
Handle diameter: 30mm
Blade length: 168mm
Blade length with curve: 188mm
Width of blade: 144mm at widest point
Object numberSTMEA:A.5525
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
