University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
51/604
Collection
Lavinia Smith Collection
Description
Nothing is known about the origin of this scythe which is made entirely from metal, apart from two wooden hand grips. Scythed were used to cut crops manually.
Physical description
1 scythe: metal; wood; good condition
Archival history
No Lavinia smith No. recorded.
Object name
Scythe
Material
Wood, Metal
Associated subject
Berkshire
HARVESTING : cutting and reaping
Cereal crop
Associated person/institution
Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_864.tif - High resolution image