Numero oggetto
92/26/2
Descrizione
A wooden rake with a long handle and thirteen tines, two of which are new. It would have been used for gathering harvested hay into piles ready for collection. It was purchased by the donor in 1964 from Clevedon, Somerset, and is part of the Rumble Collection.
Descrizione fisica
1 rake: wood; split-handle typeThe shaft was cracked in transit in March 2005.
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>1. <B>Hay rakes in the collection</B><P>Wooden hay rakes have probably been around for as long as hay has been made. Certainly, identifiable parts have turned up in the archaeological record of Iron Age sites. The hay rake has evolved as an uncomplicated, light, efficient tool capable of being used for long hours in the afternoon sun of a mid-summer's day. The different types that developed are distinguished principally by the means by which the long handle joined the rake head. The joint was the most vulnerable part of the tool because it bore most of the stress when in use. Two types were common in England. This is a split-handled rake that uses the deliberate forking of the handle to create a secure, stable joint. It comes from Clevedon, near Bristol and dates from the first half of the twentieth century. In general terms, rakes of this sort were to be found in the southern and lowland parts of the country.<P>92/26/2</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV><DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>1. <B>Hay rakes in the collection</B><P>Wooden hay rakes have probably been around for as long as hay has been made. The hay rake has evolved as an uncomplicated, light, efficient tool capable of being used for long hours in the afternoon sun of a mid-summer's day. Two types were common in England. This is a split-handled rake that uses the deliberate forking of the handle to create a secure, stable joint with the rake head. It comes from Clevedon, near Bristol and dates from the first half of the twentieth century. In general terms, rakes of this sort were to be found in the southern and lowland parts of the country.<P>92/26/2</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
Storico archivio
MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 25 October 2013 – The objects 92/2–92/68 are part of the Rumble Collection, and were donated to the Museum by Mr Rumble in July 1991. The objects were collected or purchased by Mr Rumble or his father, and most of them came from either Camberley, in Surrey, or Somerset, where Mr Rumble had previously lived. He kept his collection in the shed at the bottom of his garden in Woodley, Berkshire., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.7.92 // Description: Wooden rakes with long handles and thirteen tines in the head. // (1) Hardly used (60/16151) // (2) Two new tines in the head. (60/16152) // Dimensions: Length: (2) 205 cm Head: 74 cm. // (1) 212 cm Head: 75 cm. // Associated information: These rakes came from Clevedon near Bristol. They were purchased in 1964 // [insert] The shaft of rake 92/26/2 was cracked in transit during the Museum’s relocation to Redlands Road in March 2005. [end insert] // WAP 22/3/05 // References:’
Data
1900-01-01 - 1949-12-31
Periodo di produzione
Twentieth century, first half
Nome oggetto
Materiale
Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16152.tif - High resolution image
