Name/TitleSieve - bait sieve
About this object Used to remove the dust from chaff before feeding to horses. When corn was threshed by flail on the floor, dust was a problem. Horse feed was known as bait because of the practice of giving horses a little bit at a time ie; baiting.
Found by donor in a stable at Langmere Hall.
Medium and MaterialsWood with wooden strip mesh. Iron nails
MeasurementsDiameter; 452 mm, Depth; 140 mm
Object numberSTMEA:2018-602
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
