Object number
68/182
Description
This is a crook stick used for gathering together sheaves of corn after cutting with scythe. This example is made of iron with a rope handle.
Physical description
1 crook: metal (iron); rope; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘CROOK STICK // HARVESTING Cereals // Mr Trip Tregorrack, St Kervwne, Cornwall // Iron, Rope handle, Rolling Stick [pencil drawing]’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10071.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10241.tif - High resolution image
