Fork, Hay

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Fork, Hay

Entry/Object ID

199

Description

Grapple Hay Fork. Material: wood. Size: 9" W. x 59 1/2" L. Description: hand crafted wood: three wooden tines with long extended shaft handle, doweled and nailed.

Context

Grapple hay fork used for moving hay from load to barn. A hayfork donated to the Waseca County Historical Society was used by Malachi Madden in 1860 and donated from the Jim Madden estate. Hayfork brought from St. Louis and used by Malachi Madden of Blooming Grove in 1860. Grapple Hay Fork before hay was bailed all hay was put into the barn loose. The Grapple Hay Fork was used to move the loose hay into the barn. It was set in a set of pulleys so as to raise the hay into the haymow.

Cataloged By

pauline

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Fork, Hay

Class

Agricultural T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Materials

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

May-Aug 1996

Create Date

May 20, 1996

Update Date

November 21, 2024