Object number
68/596
Description
Flails were commonly used to thresh crops to separate the grain from the husks. From Mr Chapman, Minister of Thanet, Seven Score Farm c.1860/70.
Flails were commonly used to thresh corn and other crops to separate the grain from the husks. They were used before the development of threshing machines. Threshing by flail provided winter work for labourers and was done on a threshing floor in a barn. A flail usually consists of a handle, a 'swingel' (the swinging part of the flail which hits the grain) and a 'swivel' joint to join the two together. This flail was used a Mr Chapman, Minister of Thanet, on Seven Score Farm c.1860/70.
Physical description
1 flail; wood; metal and leather; good condition: though is cracked and has worm holes
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘FLAIL // threshing // Voysey, A, Langley, Maidstone, Kent // Given to donor by lady aged 80 who says that this and 68/597 (mash stirrier) were used by her grandfather- Mr Chapman, who farmed in the Isle of Thanet- farm at minister in Thanet called Seven Score Farm. Worm holes.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11606.tif - High resolution image
