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  • Object number
    52/4
  • Description
    This pitchfork was used during the harvest. It's missing wooden handle could have been 6 feet in length.
    This two-tined pitchfork was used during the harvest. It may have been attached to a handle of up to six feet in length, and likely used for pitching the hay or corn sheaves onto the wagons and carts and then from the wagon to the rick or barn. The tines on this pitchfork are relatively small in length.
  • Physical description
    1 pitchfork: metal and wood; good conditionHas a semi-circular loop between the prongs; the loop is also attached to the wood handle and acts as a strengthener
  • Archival history
    Originally owned by A. Honour, Malthouse Farm. It was brought in by a student. [Added by Tim Jerrome for the Further Afield project, 2024]
  • Object name
    Pitchfork
  • Material
    Wood, Metal
  • Associated subject
    HARVESTING : carting
    HARVESTING : baling and stacking
    Cereal crop
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