1807 Copper Engraving Flax Brake Heckle Scutcher Farm Machinery Agriculture TCF1

"Apparatus for Dressing Flax" This is an original 1807 black and white copper engraving of a flax hand-brake that is used to break and separate the boon or core from the flax (figs. 1 and 2), a flax foot-brake (fig. 3), a beating or scrutching machine (fig. 4), a flax-heckle used to straighten the fibers of flax (fig. 5), a flax rippling comb used to separate the bolls from the flax seed (fig. 6), a flax stock and scutcher (fig. 9), and other farm implements used for dressing flax. CONDITIONThis 206+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +. Moderate foxing and aging. Light creasing. Some light surface rub. Light water staining. Product Type: Original Copper Engraving; Black / White Grade: Very Fine + Dimensions: Approximately 8 x 10.5 inches; 20 x 27 cm Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation) Period Paper is excite