Scythe

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OBJECT TYPE: GRASS OR HAY
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0288.001

MANUFACTURER: Welland-Vale
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL BLADE; WOODEN SHANK & HANDLES

Dimensions

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

Length: 138.5 cm
Width: 76.0 cm
Height: 35.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Exterior work
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Welland Vale
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: St. Catharines

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF SCYTHE PROBABLY USED C.1930S-1960S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CUT LONG GRASS OR HAY, WHEN BLADE IS SWEPT IN A CIRCULAR MANNER.
Technical: GOOD EXAMPLE OF COMMON GRASS SCYTHE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON BLADE DAMAGED & ONLY PARTIALLY LEGIBLE; READS: '[---]/ Tools are good[exc.pt]/ CAVERHILL, LEARMONT & CO./ LIMITED/ [----]/ TORONTO'/ ACCORDING TO CURATOR'S WORKSHEET SCYTHE BLADE MARKED 'W.V. 44'; '150' MARKED ON BLADE HOLDER - NOT CONFIRMED BY EXAMINATION AT TIME OF CATALOGUING
Missing: NONE From CA of 09/15/1997 by Carrie Misener: No - Complete
Finish: NATURAL FINISH
Decoration: NONE

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Welland-Vale, Scythe, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1990.0288, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0288.001/

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