Scythe sharpener
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
wood
Measurements
460 x 55 x 55 mm
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Hafod y Llan, Gwynedd
NT 1688811
Summary
Scythe sharpener. A wooden scyther sharpener. Square cross section to the shaft, tapering towards the tip with a rounded handle.
Provenance
Part of the collection of agricultural tools indigenous to Hendy, Hafod Y Llan. Hafod Y Llan property and contents were purchased by the National Trust on 1st November 1998. The public appeal to raise money to purchase the estate was led by Sir Anthony Hopkins, who gave the first donation.