Object number
53/61
Description
Grid barley awner from Nees Hall, Yorkshire. Used to cut off the 'awns' of barley after being threshed, the awns are harmful to pigs and poultry.
This grid barley awner originates from Nees Hall, Nunningham, Yorkshire, before being donated to the Castle Museum, York. An awner was used to cut off the 'awns' or beards of barley after it had been threshed, as the awns are harmful to pigs and poultry.
Physical description
1 barley awner/ grid: metal (iron); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ The frame is square, the 12 parellel blades are an average 1 inch apart. Four curved legs rivetted to the centre point of each side join together above the blade and to these is fixed the iron stem, 24 ins in length. The top of this stem is a ring into which the wooden handle, which is missing, is fixed. The total height of the awner is 31.5 inches. // See also 51/462
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