Spade handle
Category
Tools
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal.
Measurements
280 x 120 mm; 36 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 295074
Summary
Metal handle or socket, most likely for attaching a shovel blade to. The socket is forked and narrows to a cylindrical open-ended stem for attaching a wooden handle.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.