Wooden berry scoop and double shot pouch or powder flask
Name/Title
Wooden berry scoop and double shot pouch or powder flask
Entry/Object ID
100420
Scope and Content
(AI)Object: Antique wooden berry scoop (or cranberry/blueberry rake).
Construction: Hand-crafted box frame made of aged wood with an upright handle attached to the back, featuring a row of long, closely spaced wooden tines extending forward across the bottom.
Function & Era: Used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to harvest low-hanging berries (such as cranberries or blueberries) by combing the tines through the bushes so the fruit drops into the scoop basin.
To the right of the wooden scoop, there is a leather double shot pouch or powder flask.
Material & Structure: It features a dark leather pouch/container fitted with a shoulder carrying strap.
Nozzles: At the bottom end, it has twin brass dispensing nozzles/spouts (commonly used in 19th-century hunting to dispense measured charges of lead shot or powder).
On right is
