Rush scythe
Production date
1880-1900
Description
Rush scythe with short curved blade, rounded wooden shaft, two metal cuffs (one with short wooden hand grip) and rod attachment from the shaft to the widest point of the blade.
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Object detail
Production date
1880-1900
Classification
Collection
Credit line
A
scythe
is
used
for
harvesting
hay
by
hand.
This
one
was
used
to
cut
rushes,
as
it
has
a
short
blade
with
a
strengthening
rod
from
the
blade
to
the
handle.
It
may
also
have
been
used
for
trimming
lawns
around
the
house.
Gifted
by
Mr
A.G.
Hancock
Accession number
A92.167
Collection type
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