About this object
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ID:
TYT98[1046]<6>
Production date:
Medieval; 12th - 15th century
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Location:
In Store
This spade is carved from a single piece of ash, with a handle made probably of walnut. The blade is off-set, providing a ledge for the digger's foot. Wooden spades were sometimes fitted with iron edges to reinforce the blade. This one was found in excavations in Southwark in 1998, in a badly drained area between Tooley Street and the river. It might have been used by a labourer digging drainage ditches. In 1356 the stock of an ironmonger, John Leche, in Cornhill, included a spadierne (spade iron) and two augers (drills) together valued at 12 shillings.
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Measurements
L 973 mm; W 159 mm (overall)
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Materials
wood
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Last Updated
2024-03-18
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