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19th Century Wooden Cranberry Harvesting Scoop

Early wooden cranberry harvesting scoop, very well-crafted, with curved wooden rake, wooden handles, and sheet steel fittings. It is marked J.J. Beaton and number 222 on each side. It has a wooden base added so that it can be used as a magazine rack. Cranberry bogs were flooded at harvesting time so that the berries floated to the surface, and would be harvested using this and similar rakes. J.J. Beaton & Co. is a Plymouth, Mass. small company and farm manufacturing tools for harvesting and farming cranberries. It has been in operation since the 1800s. Size: 20 inches long by 20 inches wide, and 10 inches tall..

Condition:

Excellent overall condition.

Estimate: $100 - $250
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium
$219
07/16/2023

 

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