hayfork
LMGLM:1993.121
Summary: hayfork, two curved iron tines fixed to wooden handle by two iron straps, from family of donor who farmed in BerkshireIdentification note: Their form unchanged since Medieval times, hay forks were used to move hay, for example from a wagon into a hayloft over the stable. Hay was essential to feed horses in the...
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Summary: hayfork, two curved iron tines fixed to wooden handle by two iron straps, from family of donor who farmed in Berkshire
Identification note: Their form unchanged since Medieval times, hay forks were used to move hay, for example from a wagon into a hayloft over the stable. Hay was essential to feed horses in the winter which, before motor vehicles, were the main form of transport.