Oct 27, 2023Hackles and other Flax Processing equipment in The Henry Ford CollectionsHackles and other flax processing equipment remind us of the constant labor needed to turn an agricultural crop – flax – into raw...
Feb 17, 2023Flax to linen at the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation Background The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation (CPP) is a living history museum interpreting the lives of English colonists living in...
Jan 20, 2023Grain Harvesting Technology at The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan, USAMuseum collections contain material culture documenting grain harvesting tools and equipment. The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, USA,...
Nov 10, 2022Wheat Harvest and Reaper Technology at Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford (USA)Lazy days of summer start for some farmers only after they finish the most stressful time of their year – grain harvest. Wheat ripeness...