Early iron sickle
Early iron sickle
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:
- 1933-331
- Materials:
- iron and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall (laid flat): 55 mm x 500 mm x 250 mm, 0.24 kg
- type:
- sickle
- credit:
- Rice, R.G.