Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2014.046.002 |
Object Name |
Scythe |
Title |
Scythe |
Date |
Likely 20th-century |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Two-handled scythe. It has a bare, curved wooden snath (long handle), and two bare wooden grips with metal hardware attaching them to the snath. There are small remnants of red paint on it. A hexagonal nut holds the blade socket to the handle. No maker's marks observed on the blade. |
Makers mark |
None |
Provenance |
Manufacturer unknown. Likely dates to the 20th-century. Belonged to Donald Gordon "Doug" McKay. He grew up one mile north of Leith, in Sydenham Township, and was a member of the Hugh McKay family. He and his wife, Olive McKay (nee Beattie), lived on a rural property in Keppel or Derby Township, Grey County in the Jackson area from 1940 onwards. Last owned by his daughter, Donna McKay-Mills of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Agricultural Tools & Equipment Collection |
Material |
Wood/Metal/Paint |
Dimensions |
W-78.5 L-143 D-48 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
McKay, Hugh McKay, Donald Gordon (Doug) McKay, James Wesley (Wes) McKay, Godfrey McKay, Kenneth Russell |
Subjects |
Agricultural machinery & implements Hay Weeds Scythes |
Search Terms |
Sydenham Township Leith (Village and area of) |
Function |
Good for cutting long grass or weeds to mow an area manually. |