Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.120.009 |
Object Name |
Fork, Barley |
Title |
Barley Fork |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
Early 20th-century |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
One wooden barley fork with six curved upward pointing tines with one crosspiece. The centre two tines are more widely spaced than the others and are shorter. Fork shaft is wooden. Hand hold is metal with a wooden grip. This is a D-shaped grip (20th-century). |
Provenance |
Unknown. D-shaped handle grips are seen in 1910s and 1920s hardware catalogues. Presume that this barley fork is an early 20th-century item. Last owned by Stanley and Islay Michael (neé Brigham), of #RR 6 Owen Sound (on a farm in Sydenham Township, Grey County). May have belonged to his parents Francis Edgar Michael and Mary Jane Michael (neé Hodgson), previously. |
Collection |
Agricultural Tools & Equipment Collection |
Material |
Wood/Metal |
Found |
Sydenham Township (formerly), Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
People |
Michael, Stanley |
Function |
A barley fork is a pitchfork with a guard at the base of the handle used to gather up barley or other short-stemmed grains. |