Three Tine Hayfork
Datec. 1800-1850
Credit LineGift of Mr. John H. Moore, 1989.
Object number1989.012.002
Label TextThis wooden hayfork would have been used to pitch material including hay, straw, leaves, and manure. The more tines (prongs) a tool had, the more efficient it would be for moving materials. Efficiency was a priority before the mechanization of agricultural work, when reaping, threshing, and pitching was done by hand.
NameHayfork
