Object number
83/2/1-10
Creator
Description
Ten unfinished hay rake heads with holes drilled but no tines inserted. They are made of willow. They were purchased from Ernest Sims, a rakemaker from Pamber End, Hampshire, who was still taking occasional orders for hay rakes in 1983 at the age of 88.
Physical description
10 unfinished hay rake heads: willow
Label Text
12. Hay rakes being made. A bunch of unfinished rake heads collected from the Sims workshop at Pamber End in the early 1980s. 83/2.
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession’ form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: RAKE HEADS // Accession number: 83/2 // … // Recorder: RDB // Date: 7/1/83. // Description: Ten unfinished hay rake heads in willow. With holes drilled but no tines fitted // Dimensions: Between 69 and 75 cm long // Associated information: From the workshop of Earnest Sims of Pamber End. // References: See Jenkins, ‘Traditional Country Craftsmen’ pp 63–72.’
Production place
Pamber End
Production date
1983 - 1983
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