Object number
52/278
Description
This chaff cutter fork was attached by a chain to a box-type chaff cutter used to draw the hay out straight and pin it down ready for chopping.
This is a chaff cutter fork, a type of fork which was attached by a chain to a box-type chaff cutter. It was attached to a box cutter, and used to draw the hay out straight and then pin it down whilst a sharp blade was used with a chopping motion, thus producing chaff. This chaff cutter fork was found in the beams of a barn on a farm where it was known to have been in possession and use for at least 100 years.
Physical description
1 Chaff cutter fork
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1849-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century, first half
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