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Unidentified Objects

The first objects in need of identification come from the Museum of English Rural Life. They are currently on display but despite being the centre of much discussion, we have not had any solution to their function. Can you help?

Mystery object 6  (22/04/2004)

This object was found in a hedge. Its curved tip appears to be of copper, and the (very rusty) shaft is of iron. Its total length is 320mm....

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Object 1  (20/08/2003)

A horseshoe shaped object found on an airfield maybe either hearth or grate furniture stand for a flat iron or billiard table iron. Approximately 48 c...

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Object 2  (20/08/2003)

This object was found in a field. It was donated with the suggestion that it is a baker’s paddle. ...

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Object 3  (20/08/2003)

The museum notes states ‘Probably some sort of hoe’. It has a metal end. Its total length is 63 cm 25 long with a 12 cm ‘blade’....

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Object 4  (01/08/2003)

This object is made of beech wood and horse hair. The notes suggest it is a brush. It is 73 cm long and 43 cm wide to the end of the hair. ...

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Object 5  (01/04/2004)

This was in a school display case and has been brought to the Museum of English Rural Life for identification. We think that it was originally an...

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