icon for Home page
icon for Kid's Home page
icon for Digital Collection
icon for Activities
icon for Turns Exhibit
icon for In the Classroom
icon for Chronologies
icon for My Collection

Online Collection

Interactive Activity: Flail

<Tool Demonstration: Threshing with a Flail

Wait for the file to download, then click the arrow to play the movie.

 

Transcript of movie: Threshing separates the seeds from the heads of dried grains such as wheat, oats, and rye. This man is using a flail to pound on the heads of wheat so that the seeds pop out. The process works best on a firm surface such as a barn floor. Another method was to lead a team of oxen over the grain; letting their feet do the work of separating out the seeds. Filmed at Historic Deerfield.


button for Side by Side Viewingbutton for Glossarybutton for Printing Helpbutton for How to Read Old Documents

 

Home | Online Collection | Things To Do | Turns Exhibit | Classroom | Chronologies | My Collection
About This Site | Site Index | Site Search | Feedback