Field works

12. TOTYA POT
The wide-bottomed clay or ”totya” pots were spread in the kitchen as a result of
economical stoves (sparhelt) covered with iron plates, and separate cooking pots were
used for each type of food so that the flavours would not mix.

41. HARVEST JAR
The clay jar, suitable for storing and transporting nearly 10 litres of water, was mainly used
during field work; the bottom was dug into the ground, so the water remained cold in it.

84. FIBRE COMB
This comb was attached to a board and they used to comb out the small splinters out of
the hemp or flax fibre.

85. SMALL BELL
The copper small bell was put on animals with wandering nature or on ones with a
leading role, mainly horses.

86. SCYTHE SICKLE
The iron sickle with a smooth edge was made in a factory and was a tool for collecting
hay.

87. PITCHFORK HEAD
The head of the two-pronged pitchfork could have been the product of a local blacksmith
or a factory product, and if the pitchfork had a short shaft, it was used for spinning hay,
and if it had a long shaft, it was mainly used for stacking hay piles.

92. FLAIL
The threshing flail or flail was the main tool before the spread of the threshing machine,
holding the longer half while hitting the grain with the shorter half until the grains fell out.

93. WOODEN PITCHFORK WITH A JOINTED BRANCH
This wooden pitchfork with a long handle and a jointed branch was used to stack piles.

247. SCYTHE-STONE HOLDER
The scythe-stone was placed in a cattle horn, which had water in it, and the mower
carried it by hanging it on the hem of his trousers or on his belt during mowing or
harvesting.

254. SHEEP SHEARS
These sheep shears with ring springs were used to cut wool from the sheep once or twice
a year.

255. WOODEN SPOON
These wooden spoons were made by poorer people and the gypsies, so called spoon
gypsies, similar ones can still be found in fairs today.

257. HARVEST HOOK
During harvest, the picker – who was mostly a woman – collected the grain with this hook,
which was tied together by a binder.

284. GRAIN CRADLE
The rake was attached to the handle of the scythe during harvesting so the cut grain fell
evenly.