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Reaper at work in 1947.

Dibber of Prickwillow

Dibber of Prickwillow interviews

Dibber, interviewed by Kevin Delanoy in 1980

Dibber was an Agricultural Labourer from Prickwillow

Details of schooling and poverty in the Fens before WWII, difficult to understand in parts

Dibber recalled cutting corn with Reaper – pre binder and combine harvester. here painted up for exhibit

Reaper at work in 1947.

Dibber of Prickwillow Side A.mp3 (MP3 38.7Mb)

https://cms.capturingcambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Dibber-of-Prickwillow-Side-A.mp3

Dibber of Prickwillow Side B.mp3 (MP3 6.04Mb)

https://cms.capturingcambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Dibber-of-Prickwillow-Side-B.mp3

Sources

  • Oral / Unpublished Sources
  • Photographs
  • Sound Recording

Projects

  • Oral History Archive
  • Prickwillow

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