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Scythe handle

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Collection Type

  • Agricultural equipment

Date

1880-1900

GUSN

GUSN-23123

Description

Scythe handle. Wooden w/ narrower tip and wider base. Smaller handle at mid-section fastened to larger handle by metal band. Metal base at end of handle for fastening scythe.

Details

Descriptive Terms

scythes
handles
wood (plant material)
SCYTHE

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

60 (H), 1.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2867

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