Object number
61/197/1-2
Description
Chaff cutter used to cut straw or hay for animal feed. It has a wooden stand and chute, and 4 pronged fork and steel blade is foot operated.
This is a chaff cutter, a tool used to cut straw or hay into small pieces for use as animal feed. It has a wooden stand and chute, and the four pronged fork and steel blade is foot operated.
Physical description
1 chaff cutter: wood, metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'CHAFF CUTTER // Description // Wooden stand and chute. // Foot operated. // Four pronged fork and steel blade. // Similar to object no. 70/220 // Dimensions // Width base: 51.0cm // Length (including chute) 169.0cm // Associated information // This chaff cutter came from the donor via J.W.Y. Higgs.'
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