Potato lifter
Howards
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
1870 - 1899
Materials
Metal
Place of origin
Bedford
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271625
Summary
Potato Lifter (plough fitting). Plough fitment which fixes to ground wrest, chisel edged shape with seven tines radiating backwards from it. Inscribed "Howard Bedford". Spikes increase in width towards point. Spikes join at share end and bolt to share probably used for lifting potatoes. Maker - Howards of Bedford.
Provenance
On loan from Staffordshire Museum Service to the National Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
Howard Bedford
Makers and roles
Howards , manufacturer