Sickle with serrated edge
- Made:
- 1875-1900 in Birmingham
Sickle, with serrated edge, by Brades Co., Birmingham, late 19th century
The sickle was the earliest implement for reaping corn, having been in use several thousands of years B.C. The earliest type was the crescent-shaped flint fitted into a bone or wooden handle. By Saxon times in England, the better balanced iron sickle was known and has changed little since then.
Details
- Category:
- Agricultural Engineering
- Object Number:
- 1926-909
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product), metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall (laid flat): 35 mm x 46 mm x 200 mm, 0.226 kg
- type:
- sickle
- credit:
- Hunt, Wm. and Sons, The Brades, Ltd.