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LOT 2007
Post Medieval Iron Bill Hook and Tool Collection
13TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
8 - 14 3/4 in. (1.32 kg total, 20.5-37.5 cm).
Comprising four sickles and one pruning knife with crescent blade and the whittle tang handle terminating in a hook, two with reconstructed modern handle; one sickle with cutler's mark EE. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
FootnotesAmong our specimens a particular importance is given to the 13th century A.D. sickle with a maker's marks evident on the blade. Like many knives, sickles sometimes carry a cutler's mark. Sickles were produced in various sizes depending on the type of work they were to be used for. The large examples would have been used for clearing weeds or harvesting hay or crops. The small sickles would have been used for cutting herbs or similar.
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
