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- Hay Knife, 1871 - Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to make hay to feed their livestock all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. George Weymouth patented it in 1871 and Hiram Holt & Co. manufactured and sold it as "Lightning" starting in May 1872. The offset handles made it easier to push the sharp serrated steel blade down to cut through the hay.
- 1871
- Collections - Artifact
Hay Knife, 1871
Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to make hay to feed their livestock all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. George Weymouth patented it in 1871 and Hiram Holt & Co. manufactured and sold it as "Lightning" starting in May 1872. The offset handles made it easier to push the sharp serrated steel blade down to cut through the hay.
- Hay Knife, circa 1880 - Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to make hay to feed their livestock all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. George Weymouth patented it in 1871 and Hiram Holt & Co. manufactured and sold it as "Lightning" starting in May 1872. The offset handles made it easier to push the sharp serrated steel blade down to cut through the hay.
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Hay Knife, circa 1880
Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to make hay to feed their livestock all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. George Weymouth patented it in 1871 and Hiram Holt & Co. manufactured and sold it as "Lightning" starting in May 1872. The offset handles made it easier to push the sharp serrated steel blade down to cut through the hay.
- Hiram Holt & Co. Lightning Hay Knife, 1888-1894 - Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to make hay to feed their livestock all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. George Weymouth patented it in 1871 and Hiram Holt & Co. manufactured and sold it as "Lightning" starting in May 1872. The offset handles made it easier to push the sharp serrated steel blade down to cut through the hay.
- 1888-1894
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Holt & Co. Lightning Hay Knife, 1888-1894
Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to make hay to feed their livestock all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. George Weymouth patented it in 1871 and Hiram Holt & Co. manufactured and sold it as "Lightning" starting in May 1872. The offset handles made it easier to push the sharp serrated steel blade down to cut through the hay.
- Hay Knife, 1875-1900 - Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to make hay to feed their livestock all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. George Weymouth patented it in 1871 and Hiram Holt & Co. manufactured and sold it as "Lightning" starting in May 1872. The offset handles made it easier to push the sharp serrated steel blade down to cut through the hay.
- 1875-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Hay Knife, 1875-1900
Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to make hay to feed their livestock all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. George Weymouth patented it in 1871 and Hiram Holt & Co. manufactured and sold it as "Lightning" starting in May 1872. The offset handles made it easier to push the sharp serrated steel blade down to cut through the hay.