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Manual seed drill; Cornish & Lloyds Ltd; STMEA:1989-23

Name/TitleManual seed drill

About this objectThe drill has a long wooden handle with a pivoting box and wheel. The box tapers to a funnel. It has a lid with the remnants of a label inside and a metal ring on top of lid. The wheel has spikes protruding from the hub.

This was blacksmith made in
Suffolk and was used by farmers for getting at difficult corners.

MakerCornish & Lloyds Ltd

PeriodEarly 20th century

Place MadeBury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

Medium and MaterialsHandle: wood
Box, framework and wheel: metal

Inscription and MarksBury L Butt & CO ST EDS on metal framework

MeasurementsLength: 172.5cm
Diameter of wheel: 21cm
Depth: 27.4cm


The handle: 13cms long
The wheel diameter: 21.5cms
Box: 13 x 16 x 13cms.

Object Typeseed drill

Object numberSTMEA:1989-23

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)

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