The company's major UK trade marks were BRADES and WHS, but they had many others, some of which, such as Eagle, Giraffe and Pagoda, were only used on tools made for export. The WHS pointing trowel is prized amongst archaeologists in the United Kingdom who find its strength useful in digging heavy deposits. In his 1946 book Field Archaeology, Richard J. C. Atkinson (best known for excavating Stonehenge), ``unequivocally'' recommended the use of a trowel for archaeology; during the postwar era, WHS and a competing brand from Bowden were predominant.
The company's major UK trade marks were BRADES and WHS, but they had many others, some of which, such as Eagle, Giraffe and Pagoda, were only used on tools made for export.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
company
company
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
major
major
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
UK
UK
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
trade
trade
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
mark
marks
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Number=Sing
BRADES
BRADES
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
WHS
WHS
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
other
others
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
some
some
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DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
PronType=Rel
which
which
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WDT
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
Degree=Pos
such
such
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JJ
fixed
as
as
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IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Eagle
Eagle
PROPN
NNP
punct
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,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Giraffe
Giraffe
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Pagoda
Pagoda
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
use
used
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
tool
tools
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
make
made
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
export
export
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
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The WHS pointing trowel is prized amongst archaeologists in the United Kingdom who find its strength useful in digging heavy deposits.
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
WHS
WHS
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
point
pointing
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
trowel
trowel
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
prize
prized
VERB
VBN
case
amongst
amongst
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
archaeologist
archaeologists
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Kingdom
Kingdom
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
find
find
VERB
VBP
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
strength
strength
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Degree=Pos
useful
useful
ADJ
JJ
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
dig
digging
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
heavy
heavy
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
deposit
deposits
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
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In his 1946 book Field Archaeology, Richard J. C. Atkinson (best known for excavating Stonehenge), ``unequivocally'' recommended the use of a trowel for archaeology; during the postwar era, WHS and a competing brand from Bowden were predominant.
case
in
In
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IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1946
1946
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
Field
Field
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Archaeology
Archaeology
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
J.
J.
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
C.
C.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Atkinson
Atkinson
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
advmod
Degree=Sup
well
best
ADV
RBS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
know
known
VERB
VBN
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
excavate
excavating
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
unequivocally
unequivocally
ADV
RB
punct
''
''
PUNCT
``
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
recommend
recommended
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
use
use
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
trowel
trowel
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
archaeology
archaeology
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
postwar
postwar
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
era
era
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
WHS
WHS
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
compete
competing
VERB
VBG
conj
Number=Sing
brand
brand
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Bowden
Bowden
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
parataxis
Degree=Pos
predominant
predominant
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.