Object number
54/13
Description
A sickle used for cutting crops. It has a serrated blade which is pointed at the top. Formerly part of the collections at Maidenhead Museum.
This is a sickle, a hand tool used for manually cutting crops. It has a serrated blade which is pointed at the top, and a turned wooden handle, now split. It was formerly part of the collections at Maidenhead Museum, but nothing else is known of its origins.
Physical description
1 sickle: metal
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ The origin of this sickle is unknown. // The blade is serrated and the handle, which is rather split is turned. The blade measures 24.2 inches and the handle 5.8 inches. // See also 51/59 M. //
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