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Flail
n.d.55 1/4 in. x 29 in. x 2 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Farming and Agricultural Tool
Medium and Support:
wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the estate of Mrs. William F. Coult
Accession Number:
1964.74
This flail has two wooden sticks connected with a rope thong. The flail was used to beat harvested grain to separate the grain from the stalk. Flails were most commonly used for threshing wheat, rye, and peas.
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