Pitchfork, circa 1850
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Pitchforks worked as extensions of farmers' arms, allowing them to skewer, lift, and move larger quantities of hay, sheaves of grain, or straw than they could do with just their hands. They used different fork designs for different jobs. Two- and three-tine forks like this (with short metal points) worked best to pitch bundles of grain from field to wagon to thresher.
Pitchforks worked as extensions of farmers' arms, allowing them to skewer, lift, and move larger quantities of hay, sheaves of grain, or straw than they could do with just their hands. They used different fork designs for different jobs. Two- and three-tine forks like this (with short metal points) worked best to pitch bundles of grain from field to wagon to thresher.
Artifact
Pitchfork
Date Made
circa 1850
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.16975
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant Material)
Metal
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 46 in
Width: 7 in
Length: 1.75 in
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