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Hay Knife
c 1880-1890
Two examples of hay knives, used to laboriously cut manageable portions of hay from the stack. The top hay knife has a peg near the bottom for foot leverage, the other has just two hand grips.
Wood, metal. L 88.9 cm, W 12
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 4477, 8554

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