Object number
68/141
Collection
Description
Strickle horn used for carrying sand or grease for smearing on a strickle, used for sharpening blades in fields. Part of the Sharp collection.
This is a strickle horn, which was used for carrying sand or grease for smearing on a strickle, used for sharpening scythe and sickle blades in fields. It is likely that this horn was used with Strickle 68/141. This came to the museum as part of the Sharp collection.
Physical description
1 strickle horn: wood
Label Text
Reaping hook // Strickle // Strickle horn // Most of the area of Brent was used for crop farming until the late 19th century, when housing began to take over Willesden. Wembley remained largely farmland until the 1930s. The reaping hook was used for cutting cereal. The strickle and horn were used to sharpen the blade.
Archival history
The Sharp Collection of agricultural and dairying equipment was compiled by Reverend C. J. Sharp at Wonersh, Surrey. Reverend Sharp died in 1967 and the Museum acquired the Collection for £60 in 1968., MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘STRICKLE HORN // Harvesting // SHARP COLLECTION // horn wood [pencil drawing].’, MERL Miscellaneous note, Ollie Douglas, 17 July 2014 – This object was on long term loan to Brent Museum from 2006 until 2014. It was used in the main display alongside a reaping hook (MERL 73/44) and a strickle (MERL 68/140).
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9051.tif - High resolution image
