Rake at work, Fisherwick Park Farm, near Lichfield

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Date:1920 - 1929 (c.)

Description:This horse-drawn rake is being used at harvest time. The rake would gather together straw and hay into windrows for drying. Another tool, the tedder, spread and 'wuffled' it to help it dry better.
Additional information kindly provided by Mr Graham Teece.

This photograph was probably taken at Fisherwick Park Farm, between Whittington and Elford, near Lichfield.

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Working Animals Farming Farmers And Farm Workers Agriculture & Countryside

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