Sickle

Name/Title

Sickle

Entry/Object ID

1947.2.2

Description

Metal sickle with wooden handle. The blade is an upside down check mark shape with a serrated edge. Angled equidistant parallel lines are etched into the flat part of the blade above the serrated edge. The metal piece is inserted into a short, turned natural wood handle.

Context

Used by J. Parker Green, champion reaper, of Plymouth, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1947.2

Source or Donor

Green, Walton A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sickle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hook, Reaping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Harvesting Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Agricultural T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

21-1/8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Green, Joshua Parker (1822-1911)

Related Places

Place

Town

Plymouth

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America