Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Hay rake
mid 19th-mid 20th century
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
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.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2017.108.23.14
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