Hi,
I stumbled upon your site when I was researching Palamarkas. I am an educator who collects primitive tools and uses them in the classroom to teach early American History and research. I have a set of Palamarkas and a similar tool called Esclopets found in Spain. Esclopets were also used to protect the hands during wheat harvesting prior to industrialization. My question is, what did we use in America? I can’t find any comparable American tool used during wheat harvesting in the mid to late 19th century. I grew up on a large farm in Northern New Jersey and have enjoyed exploring your site!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Diane
