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1909.62.4

Sickle. With a curved narrow metal blade and a wooden handle. The blade curves to a pointed tip, there is a ridge along the length of the blade, the inner cutting edge is serrated. The tang is twisted. The handle has a circular section and narrows towards the blade. The tang is exposed and bent at the handle terminal. [AB [OPS Move] 7/12/2016]

1909.62.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sickle. With a curved narrow metal blade and a wooden handle. The blade curves to a pointed tip, there is a ridge along the length of the blade, the inner cutting edge is serrated. The tang is twisted. The handle has a circular section and narrows towards the blade. The tang is exposed and bent at the handle terminal. [AB [OPS Move] 7/12/2016]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
By 1909
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Length: max 353 mm, Width: max 180 mm, Depth: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.62.4

Search terms: Agriculture and Horticulture, Tool, Sickle, Agricultural Tool

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