- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
- Date
- mid 19th-mid 20th century
- Medium
- wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 79 15/16 × 21 × 3 7/8 in. (203 × 53.4 × 9.8 cm)
- Description
- A wooden hay rake (also known as a bull rake or hay drag) with a wooden handle shaft, tooth bar, ten (10) teeth, and a U shaped wooden support that passes through the handle and anchors into the tooth bar. The handle is squared and has a metal plate with twelve rivets along one side near the top of the wooden support. The handle is tapers near the tooth bar and has a nut and bolt running through the front and back.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- rakes
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.23.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




