Revolving hay rake, mid-19th c.
date: label: date made
content: mid-19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This mid-19th century revolving, or flop-over, hay rake would have been used in agricultural practice. This tool would have been drawn behind a horse to rake up hay with its two sets of teeth. Once one set of teeth was loaded with hay, the farmer lifted the handle which would leave the hay in a pile. As this occurred, the second set of teeth would revolve up and begin to gather more hay. This invention eliminated farmers’ need to stop their horse, lift the rake and shake the hay out, ultimately allowing for more efficient agricultural practices. This object was gifted to the museum by the New York Historical Association in Cooperstown, New York.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Agriculture and Natural Resources
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: New York Historical Association
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.58A05.09
label: catalog number
content: 58A05.09
label: accession number
content: 213356
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Rake, Flop-Over, Hay