Object number
51/462
Description
This grid barley awner was used to cut off the 'awns' or beards of barley after it had been threshed, as the awns are harmful to pigs and poultry. The barley would be spread on the floor and the awn dropped onto it.
Physical description
1 barley awner: wood; metal (iron); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'Barley awner [insert] grid [end insert] // Description: After barley has been threshed, an awner was used to cut off the AWNS, AILS or PILL, the various names for the beard on barley, which is injurious to pigs and poultry. // There are various shapes of awner, many are square, but others are barred rollers. The implement is also known as a CLUMPER, AWNING IRON, HUMMELER, KOSHER (Cambs.), FATTER (Cumberland), ILER, CHUMPER, JUMPER (Hants.), UMBLER (Berks). // This awner has a wooden handle set vertically in a square iron frame containing a set of blades parallel to one another and an inch and a half apart. The barley was spread on the floor and the frame dropped onto it. The frame is 1 foot square, the awner is 5 feet in height.'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_803.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_804.tif - High resolution image
