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85/1500 Pitchfork (garden or hay), used at the Sydney Observatory workshop, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1930-1950. Click to enlarge.
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Pitchfork used at Sydney Observatory workshop

Made
  • 1930-1950
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.

Summary

Object No.

85/1500

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

Short URL

https://ma.as/33202

Dimensions

Height

1720 mm

Width

180 mm

Production

Made

  • 1930-1950

Source

Credit Line

Source unknown

Acquisition Date

7 August 1985

Cite this Object

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Pitchfork used at Sydney Observatory workshop 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 7 June 2023, <https://ma.as/33202>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/33202 |title=Pitchfork used at Sydney Observatory workshop |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=7 June 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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