Name/TitleTurnip Seed

About this objectThis is a 1/4 oz buff-coloured packet of 'Model White Turnip Seed', packeted in 1931. From Cundy's Reliable seeds.

This object was found by the donor in a collection of items purchased form Sudbury Market.

Date Made1931

Medium and MaterialsWhole Packet: Paper

Inscription and MarksPrinted:

'Allotments for Unemployed.
Supplied by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
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Quarter ounce
Model White Turnip.
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These seeds have been tested in accordance with the provisions of the Seeds Act, 1920. Germination and purity are not less than the minimum percentages prescribed by the Seeds Regulations. Packeted Season 1931.
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Cundy's Reliable Seeds, Sudbury, Suffolk.'


There is also a hand drawn black 'X' across the whole of the printed inscription.

There are also a few areas of orange-brown discolouration/stains on the printed inscription, but these do not affect the legibility of the printed text.

MeasurementsLetter width: 149 mm
Length: 20 9mm

Seed packet length: 94 mm
Width: 42 mm

Original measurements from the record card:
l: 9.3 cm
b: 4.2 cm

Object numberSTMEA:1988-21

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)