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Hay knife
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Description
- A hay knife made of a single piece of iron. The long, black, curved blade has a deeply serrated edge. The shank is divided into two sections near the top, one section being bent to the side at a right angle. There are two, smooth wooden handles attached to the ends, the one at the side being perpen…
- Other Names
- Hay saw
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- A hay knife made of a single piece of iron. The long, black, curved blade has a deeply serrated edge. The shank is divided into two sections near the top, one section being bent to the side at a right angle. There are two, smooth wooden handles attached to the ends, the one at the side being perpendicular to the top.
- Narrative
- 1908 Sears Roebuck Catalogue, p. 522
- History Of Use
- Hay knives were used to cut into the haystack--not for reaping hay which was done by a sickle. The design for this hay knife originated in 1850 and was called the 'Conneticut Hay Knife'.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Width
- 27
- Length
- 97
- Depth
- 13
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1991.156.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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