Object number
2002/22
Description
A knife used for slicing segments of silage. It was found at Sterlings Farm, Cookham Dean, Berkshire in 1974.
This is a silage knife, used for slicing segments of silage. It consists of a triangular iron blade rivetted to a metal shaft and socketed into a wooden handle. It was found at Sterlings Farm, Cookham Dean, Berkshire in 1974.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'SILAGE KNIFE // Description // 1 Silage knife // Triangular iron blade rivetted to metal shaft; edge of blade which is rivetted is turned up at right-angles to shaft; at handle end metal shaft alse bends to a right angle, socketed into wooden handle and secured with metal ferrule. // Dimensions // 96cm (total length) // Handle: 36cm (length) // Blade: 26 x 28 x 10cm (length x width x height of step) // Associated information // Found at Sterlings Farm, Cookham Dean, Berkshire in 1974. // (see also 2002/23)'
Production date
1974
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