Maghera Museum of Old Tools

Details

Location

Maghera

Year

1964

Date

Production 11/05/1964

Length

04min 08sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Digitised as part of the UTV Archive Partnership Project (ITV, Northern Ireland Screen and PRONI)

Courtesy

Department for Communities, ITV, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

UTV reporter Charlie Witherspoon travels to Maghera to meet with Roy Crawford who runs an unusual museum of old tools and implements. Some almost entirely defy comprehension of what they may be. Fortunately, Roy is on hand to keep Charlie right.

Highlights include a device for extracting potatoes from the throats of cows, a grappling hook for pulling buckets from wells, a poultice shoe for horses and a jack for cartwheels. However, some tools stump even Roy as to their use. One is either for gathering flax, dipping sheep or lifting turf, while another is beyond all guessing and an appeal is made to the viewers for any information! Do you know what it is?

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.
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