Grain cradle, 19th c.
notes: label: Description
content: This grain cradle dates to the 19th century, and its wood bracing dates to 1912. A grain cradle is a scythe attachment that one utilizes by taking a stroke across grain to cut it and allow it to stack in the cradle. The invention of this tool allowed farmers to harvest grain more quickly and without having a large net loss of grain during harvest. 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.58A05.03
label: catalog number
content: 58A05.03
label: catalog number
content: F001199
label: accession number
content: 213356
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cradle, Grain