Pitchfork used at Sydney Observatory workshop
Object No. 85/1500
Pitchforks were widely used to build haystacks and load sheaves of wheat onto wagons. This one was made in Australia, probably in the 1930s, and was used not on a farm but in Sydney at the Observatory. Perhaps it was used to collect grass after scything, commonly undertaken before the use of the Victa lawn mower.
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Summary
Object Statement
Pitchfork (garden or hay), used at the Sydney Observatory workshop, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1930-1950
Physical Description
Pitchfork, (garden or hay), used at the Sydney Observatory workshop, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1930-1950
DIMENSIONS
Height
1720 mm
Width
180 mm
SOURCE
Credit Line
Source unknown
Acquisition Date
8 August 1985
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