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59/427
Description
An awner is for cutting the awns, or ears, of wheat and barley from the plant. From Manor Farm at East Hagbourne, used for at least sixty years.
An awner is a tool for cutting the awns, or ears, of wheat and barley from the plant. This rotary barley awner, which would have had a wooden handle, came from Manor Farm at East Hagbourne, where it was said to have been used for at least sixty years.
Physical description
barley awner: metal
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