Fumigator
Richards
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
Unknown
Materials
metal
Measurements
140 mm (Height); 150 mm (Base dia); 90 mm (D top)
Collection
Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire
NT 232681
Summary
Glasshouse fumigator. Galvanised metal cone open at each end with air holes round top and bottom edges, with two copper dishes for fumigant. (i.e. Nicotine Shreds). Makers brass tag – “Richards Patent Fumigator”. Copper dish stamped ‘Richard’s Patent Fumigator' and '5,000 cubic feet'.
Provenance
Unknown
Makers and roles
Richards , maker