Seed rippler
John Boyle
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
1998
Materials
Metal, Wood
Measurements
990 x 1130 x 640 mm
Place of origin
Springhill
Order this imageCollection
Wellbrook Beetling Mill, County Tyrone
NT 283303
Summary
A seed rippler for the removal of flax seed, consisting of a metal comb bolted onto a timber four-legged trestle support. The top frame and rippler are original. The trestle support was made by John Boyle, estate joiner at Springhill, c.1998, as part of the interpretation of Wellbrook Beetling Mill and the history of linen manufacture.
Makers and roles
John Boyle, joiner