From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Objects Collection
Flail
Two rods joined together by leather strap and rope. One rod was held while the other was swung in an arc and brought down on beans, peas etc. Donor info . used by donor’s father, Charles W. Kittredge, to beat out buckwheat and beans. Catalog record card indicates that this may have been donated in 1959.
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14.5" h 7.75" w at foot
12/17/1997
04/03/2018
Flail; Flail; Two rods joined together by leather strap and rope. One rod was held while the other was swung in an arc and brought down on beans, peas etc. Donor info . used by donor’s father, Charles W. Kittredge, to beat out buckwheat and beans.
09/19/2024
