General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD HANDLE- ASH/ METAL SHATH

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

77.4 cm

Height

106.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Crop handling

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PIONEER

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Wakefield

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

The Notes section notes that the cradle was 75 years old at the time of its acquisition, putting it use circa 1900.

Canada

Unknown

Function

A scythe is typically used to cut standing grain crops such as wheat and oats, but can also be used to mow hay. When the scythe is swept through the standing grain, the grain falls onto the cradle. Completing the arc of the cut, the reaper then tilts the cradle and allows the grain to fall into a neat pile, where it can then be gathered into sheaves.

Technical

The cradle scythe enabled the reaper to maintain an upright stance while harvesting grain, as opposed to the sickle, which required the reaper to stoop down to cut the standing grain.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

NO From CA of 07/24/1997 by Carrie Misener: No - Complete

Finish

COMPLETE

Decoration

COMPLETE