thresher

thresher. . .the flail was used on most farms in living memory . . . . The flail comprised two slender sticks fastened together by a flexible joint or link . . . . It was often made out of a soft wood such as spruce. The "thresher" or "striker" was usually heavier and shorter and was fashioned out of birch, ironwood, or some other hardwood. [Reverse] Flails':' A, B - St. John's [Image]PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG.M. Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974Not usedNot usedWithdrawn[see other side for illus. of a flail]The reverse of the card is at T_16513