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- Dunn Edge Tool Co. Cyclone Hay Knife, 1888-1900 - Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to feed their livestock hay all winter. Stored hay settled over time, but this "Cyclone" hay knife was "the most efficient tool...capable of cutting hay in mow, stack or bale with unequalled rapidity." The Cyclone followed a design patented by George Weymouth in 1871 that became an industry standard.
- 1888-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Dunn Edge Tool Co. Cyclone Hay Knife, 1888-1900
Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to feed their livestock hay all winter. Stored hay settled over time, but this "Cyclone" hay knife was "the most efficient tool...capable of cutting hay in mow, stack or bale with unequalled rapidity." The Cyclone followed a design patented by George Weymouth in 1871 that became an industry standard.