Reaping Hook
n.d.
x 6 in. x 20 in.
Artist/Maker Unknown,
Object Type:
Farming and Agricultural Tool
Medium and Support:
iron on wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the Estate of Mrs. William F. Coult
Accession Number:
1964.32
A reaping hook with a thin, sharply curved iron blade and wooden handle. The blade has very fine teeth. Reaping hooks were used to harvest grain.