Ploughs

Date: 1796-1939Extent: 500
Turnwrest plough (MERL 55/786)
Turnwrest plough (MERL 55/786)

The Museum of English Rural Life holds a carefully selected collection of 39 mostly horse-drawn ploughs that represent the variety and development of this important agricultural implement. The collection also includes breast ploughs, plough shares, model ploughs and plough parts.  

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The objects are catalogued on the online database. Search using the word ‘plough

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Steam Ploughing

Digging Deeper - Ploughs

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TURN WREST PLOUGH

Collecting Rural England

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