Scythe owned by George Madison
- On View
- Power of Place Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Madison, George, American, 1893 - 1968
- Date
- ca. 1945
- Medium
- steel, wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 60 3/4 × 20 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (154.3 × 52.1 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A steel scythe with a wood handle owned by George Madison. The scythe is made up of a metal blade attached to a curved wooden shaft called a snath. The blade is attached with a metal attachment ring, nails and wire. The snath has two wooden grips attached to it. Each grip is oriented differently.
- Place used
- Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- hand tools
- tools
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Communities
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
- Object number
- 2012.155.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.