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12549
Date Created1870-1900
DescriptionAn auger is a manually turned tool with a helical blade to cut holes into a surface such as wood, the ground or ice.
12550
TitleScythe
Date Created1870-1900
DescriptionScythes are manual tools used to mow grass or cut grains. Scythes have been replaced by mechanized farming tools in the United States, but are still used in some parts of Europe and Asia.
12551
Date Created1870-1900
DescriptionThis tool box would have stored a farmer’s tools in order to transport them more easily.
12552
Date Created1870-1900
12553
Date Created1870-1900
DescriptionThe semi-permeable material of the trap effectively warded off flies while ensuring proper ventilation underneath.
12554
Date Created1870-1900
DescriptionA cider press makes cider from apples. Apples would be placed at the top and then someone would rotate its handle, crushing the apples.
12555
Date Created1870-1900
DescriptionThese saws would have been used to cut large logs.
12556
Date Created1850-1900
DescriptionWooden butter ladles were used to handle freshly churned butter and also to mold the butter into squares or circles. Using this ladle to mold the butter would ensure that pockets of air or liquid in...
12557
Date Created1850-1900
DescriptionA hybrid between spoon and pot, the water dipper effectively captured liquids with little spillage. It was an essential in all kitchens for its many purposes.
12558
Date Created1850-1900
DescriptionThis wooden bucket was used to hold sugar. These sugar buckets became staples in households due to the importance and demand of sugar in diets. Such buckets also became known as “firkins”.