Tool - Harris Collection: Large Scythe

Historical information

Jonathan Harris operated a winery on the banks of the Axe Creek, Axedale in the 1850s.

Physical description

A curved wooden shaft two centimetres diameter at the top, five centimetres diameter at the bottom and 150 centimetres long. Two wooden handles three centimetres diameter and 11 centimetres long are attached to the shaft. At the bottom of the shaft a curved metal blade is attached, it's 75 centimetres long and nine centimetres wide at the shaft and tapers to a point. Part of the Harris Collection.

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