Hay Knife
n.d.
x 37 in. x 24 in.
Artist/Maker Unknown,
Object Type:
Farming and Agricultural Tool
Medium and Support:
iron
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Littlefield, from the estate of Mrs. William F. Coult
Accession Number:
1964.4
This hay knife has a steel blade with broad teeth and two wooden handles at the top. It was used to cut bales of hay apart. There are traces of the original red paint near the handles.