Demonstrating Blade-Shearing of Merino Sheep in Greenfield Village, April 2010
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Artifact Overview
Heavy coats of fine wool made Merino sheep a popular breed among nineteenth-century wool producers. Every spring, shearers carefully navigated blade shears to remove each sheep's thick fleece -- a process that could take several hours. More than a century later, presenters demonstrate this labor-intensive blade-shearing process at Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Subject Date
29 April 2010
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.646
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Digital imaging
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
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