Object number
54/318/1-2
Exhibition
Description
An awner is a tool for cutting the awns, or ears, of wheat and barley from a plant. This barley awner, with a wooden handle, is of the roller/rotary type. It was used on by the donor's father on a smallholding at Great Cornard, Suffolk. It is identical to another barley awner in the museum collection, which is from Essex (52/168).
Physical description
1 barley awner; metal; wood
Label Text
Barley awner, Suffolk. This rotary awner dates to the early twentieth century. It was used to process barley produced on a smallholding at Newton, Great Cornard, near Sudbury, Suffolk. The tool was rolled over the unprocessed barley. This helped to separate the bristly growth on the ends of the grain-sheath, these being the awns. MERL 54/318.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_610.tif - High resolution image
