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Object Name |
Anvil, Scythe-sharpening |
Object ID # |
2019.26.17 |
Title |
Scythe anvil from Moyer Homestead, Upper Salford |
Place of Origin |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1850 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Material |
Iron |
Dimensions |
W-1 L-9.25 inches |
Description |
Iron scythe sharpening anvil with pointed end. Long and narrow, with a hole at one end (as typical). |
Provenance |
Scythe anvil from the farm of Abraham M. Moyer (1837-1920), on Hunsberger Road, Upper Salford (now Salford) Township, Montgomery County. Later owned and used on this farm by his son Morris C. Moyer (1867-1937), and probably by his son J. Laadan Moyer. |
Source |
Gift of Philip A. Moyer & BettyLou Koffel |