Object number
56/137
Description
A sack lifter used at North End Farm, Swaton, Lincolnshire. This sort of sack lifter or barrow was called a 'hicking barrow'.
This sack lifter was used at North End Farm in Swaton, Lincolnshire, and before thatat Bridge End Farm in Horbling, also in Lincolnshire. In Lincolnshire, this sort of sack lifter or barrow was called a 'hicking barrow', which according to the donor related to the phrase 'to hick up', meaning 'to lift up'. It was used by two men to lift a sack of corn onto the shoulders of a third man who then carried the corn into the granary or placed it in a wagon.
Physical description
sack lifter: wood?
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This sack lifter from Sleaford in Lincolnshire is colloquially known as a "Hicking" or "Ecking" barrow. It was used by two men to lift a sack of corn on to the shoulders of a third man who then carried the corn into the granary or placed it in a wagon. // The lifter which is in many respects similar to the hand barrow, used in many parts of the country until the end of the last century for carrying loads for short distances. It has a pair of handles each measuring 42 inches in length. These are joined by three flat slats each measuring 15 inches wide.'
Production date
1920 - 1920
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