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Hay Lifting Fork
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- This loader consists mainly of a 'U' shaped piece of metal. At each end of the 'U' are pointed pieces of metal that are attached to a rod that extends perpendiicular to the sides. Along the bar is a protruding piece of metal with a rectangular bar attached to it. A fan-like piece of metal is als…
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- This loader consists mainly of a 'U' shaped piece of metal. At each end of the 'U' are pointed pieces of metal that are attached to a rod that extends perpendiicular to the sides. Along the bar is a protruding piece of metal with a rectangular bar attached to it. A fan-like piece of metal is also located along the bar. 'F17W' is embossed on the bar. The base of the 'U' has three different shaped pieces of metal attached to one side. The piece of metal in the middle of the base has a thin piece of metal riveted to it. This thin metal piece loops around the horizontal bar. One side is broken where the loop is riveted.
- History Of Use
- Metal hay-lifting fork. This piece of equipment was used on farms to lift large quantities of hay or straw directly from a wagon and onto a stack of hay. Apparently it was widely used on farms before the mechanical elevator was introduced.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Width
- 21
- Length
- 50
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1991.158.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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