Object number
93/44
Creator
Description
A hay knife manufactured by Isaac Nash of Belbroughton, Staffordshire. It has a wooden handle and a steel blade marked 'Isaac Nash // Best Crown'. Hay knives are used for cutting hay for animal feed.
Physical description
1 hay knife: metal; wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession’ form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: HAY KNIFE // Accession number: 93/44 // … /// Recorder: JMB // Date: 6.9.93 // Description: Large Hay Knife – steel with wooden handle // Inscription: ISAAC NASH (N) (N) // BEST CROWN // Dimensions: Length: 83.0 cm Width at handle: 40.0 cm // Associated information: No other information // Also Neg. No. 60/16162’
Production place
Belbroughton
Object name
Material
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16135.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16162.tif - High resolution image
