Explore

Showing results

Hide images

Clappers

Bird clappers were used for protecting crops from birds, making a noise when waved which scared them away. The donor said that boys were employed for 'crow-starving' when corn was planted and when it was 'in the ear'.

  • Date:
    1850 - 1890
  • Maker:
  • Collection:
    Museum of English Rural Life
  • Inventory number:
    Loading...
  • Place of production:
    Winchcombe (Timezone: Europe/London)
  • Culture:
  • Period:
  • Materials:Wood, Leather
  • Specific materials/techniques:
  • Decorative elements:
  • Inscriptions:
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:Museum of English Rural Life