Pitchfork
n.d.
57 3/4 in. x 10 1/4 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Farming and Agricultural Tool
Medium and Support:
wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. George Page Ely
Accession Number:
X1972.18
A three-pronged wooden pitchfork. It was made by putting two splits in the end of a single piece of wood. Wooden pegs were inserted in the splits to hold the prongs apart. This type of fork was used for pitching straw.