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A manure fork was an essential tool on a farm for cleaning out barns and spreading manure for fertilizer. Manure is heavy and laced with straw and the forks work better than a shovel. Young boys living on a farm quickly learned from older male relatives how to use this indispensable tool. The owner of this fork, Consider Dickinson (1761-1854) burned his initials into the handle. Although the fields were owned by individual farmers, the men often cared for them collectively; branding one's tools with initials was a practical way to assure their return at the end of a day.

 

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Manure fork

date   1785-1825
location   Deerfield, Massachusetts
height   44.5"
width   8.5"
depth   1.5"
process/materials   iron, wood
item type   Tools/Agricultural Tools & Equipment
accession #   #1875.19.04.01


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Sycamore Barrels

Onion Shovel

Notification to Consider Dickinson


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