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  • Object number
    54/406
  • Description
    Twister used for twisting straw into ropes to bind trusses of hay or straw. Used on Cox Pond Farm, Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire.
    This twister was used for twisting straw into ropes to bind trusses of hay or straw. It was used on Cox Pond Farm, in Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire. According to the donor it was held in position by a strap long enough to loop and fasten around the waist of the user.
  • Physical description
    1 straw rope twister: metal; leather; wood; good condition
  • Object name
    Twister, straw rope
  • Material
    Wood, Metal, Leather
  • Associated subject
    Hertfordshire
    CRAFTS : straw-working
    HARVESTING : baling and stacking
    Rope making
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