Flail
Title
Flail
Subject
Agricultural implements--United States--History--19th century--Pictorial works .
Description
This is a photograph of a flail , which was probably used around the 1700-1800s . Until the invention of the threshing machine in 1840 , most grain in PA was threshed with the flail . The flail was used during the 1840s and later , especially on smaller farms . However , the threshing machine was more efficient and more commonly used , although it usually cost more than the small farmer could afford . In the Graham collection (GC26) , in a letter James Graham wrote to his father dated Jan . 20 , 1864 , James suggests that his father should hire someone to help him thrash the grain . Sources : The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County , PA : Graham Collection (GC26) ; Fletcher , Whitcomb W . Pennsylvania Agriculture and Country Life 1840-1940 . Harrisburg : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission , 1955 . Print . ; Gates , Paul W . The Impact of the Civil War : Agriculture and the Civil War . Ed . Nevins , Allan . New York : Alfred A. Knopf , Inc , 1965 . Print .
Time Period Covered
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Digital Format
application/pdf
Identifier
Vince's Agriculture Project Vol. I
Source
The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA; Agriculture Collection
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Language
English
Contact
For additional information contact: The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA, 621 Wayne Avenue, Indiana, Pa 15701, 724-463-9606. Email ichistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
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