About this objectMetal sharp curved blade with a wooden handle.
MakerTurner & Co
Maker RoleTool maker
PeriodMid 20th century
Place MadeOceania, Australia, New South Wales, Victoria
Place NotesIn 1935, Rene William Turner aged 27 years, formed a small company, trading as "Moderne Handles Company" in Chapel Street in South Yarra, Melbourne, with a staff of three people. By 1966, the Company, now named Turner Industries Ltd, employed 1100 people. It closed in 1970 when Stanley Titan acquired the business, and either absorbed or ceased to manufacture the Turner products.
Medium and MaterialsWooden handle and metal blace
MeasurementsCurved blade 320mm, handle 140mm
Subject and Association KeywordsAgriculture
Subject and Association KeywordsFarming
Subject and Association KeywordsTool
Subject and Association DescriptionThe sickle was used in Port Stephens to cut succulent forage such as hay for livestock and for harvesting grain crops.
