Hay Knife, circa 1870
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Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to feed their livestock hay all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. A blacksmith made this model from a length of iron rod, bent in half to form a footrest, welded together along the length, and then separated and forged flat to form the triangular blade.
Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to feed their livestock hay all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. A blacksmith made this model from a length of iron rod, bent in half to form a footrest, welded together along the length, and then separated and forged flat to form the triangular blade.
Artifact
Hay knife
Date Made
circa 1870
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.4.38
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 34 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 4.75 in
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