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Object name(s):
smoker; war
Brief description:
beekeeper's smoker, made of scrap metal by John Barnaby of Purton, Wiltshire, during World War 2
Collection:
Wiltshire Museum
Associated concept:
agriculture
Associated concept:
bees
Associated date:
1939
Date - earliest / single:
1939
Associated event name:
World War 2
Associated place:
Purton
Associated place:
Wiltshire
Condition:
fair
Material:
metal
Material:
iron
Material:
wood; leather
Object name:
smoker; war
Object number:
DZSWS:1987.111
Object production person:
Barnaby, John
Person's association:
beekeeper
Object production place:
Purton
Object production place:
Wiltshire

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7ac6f01b-2a1d-3881-8c8f-07ccdb6d9bec

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7ac6f01b-2a1d-3881-8c8f-07ccdb6d9bec, Wiltshire Museum, CC BY-NC

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