Object number
75/129/1-3
Description
This is a scythe cradle, which is a harvesting tool for attaching to scythe when cutting cereal crops. It was aquired the old forge at Wye, near Ashford in Kent.
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Scythe cradle // Dr C. S. Hunter, Bristol // Acquired from the old forge at Wye. Frank Thompson suggests the cradle is the rake type as referred to by Higgs in the YFC booklet on farm tools’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13535.tif - High resolution image
