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53/589
Description
This unusually small pitchfork was used on a farm near Zennor, Cornwall. Unlike the more common, larger forks, the use of this specimen was limited to the corn harvest. It is a sheaf pitcher, for pitching corn sheaves onto carts. One of the prongs was pusehd under the twine or straw rope, which bound the sheaf together, and by means of the long handle it was thrown onto the cart.
Physical description
1 pitchfork: metal; good condition
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