Tuskar. A spade with a long, rounded rectangular iron blade and a wooden handle. The blade has a flattened spike or wing projecting from it perpendicularly on the end on one side.

ABDUA:18828

Peat spade (or tuskar) with broad, round-ended blade and short wing that is typical of Aberdeenshire. The spade might be used vertically or horizontally, according to the type of peat bed. The end of the spade and the wing are made from a single piece of iron, mounted on to the wooden spade. The wing cuts the peat to make a block of a certain size.

Early: 1800 Late: 1900

metal iron wood, L: 985 mm W: 170 mm L (Cuttingspike): 104 mm

Physical Object

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Premnay Aberdeenshire

Acquisition Source: Gibb, Robert