Antique 1900s Massachusetts Wood Cranberry Scoop, Makepeace Co.

Antique 1900s Massachusetts Wood Cranberry Scoop
Lovely authentic turn-of-the-century 1900 Massachusetts Wood Cranberry Harvest scoop. Made by the Makepeace Company of Marstons Mills, Massachusetts. This Cranberry scoop, sometimes called a rake, was used to harvest cranberries from the flooded fields in Massachusetts. It is made of wonderful, weathered wood and galvanized metal. The staves are 11” long and made of galvanized metal formed over wood; the contoured handle is 16” long, designed for two hands, one in the back and one out on the end.
This will make a wonderful decorative item, especially for the holiday season.

History,
For a hundred years, from 1878 to 1980, Makepeace dominated the cranberry production of Marstons Mills, Massachusetts. The company's founder, Abel Makepeace, was known as “the Cranberry King.”


Circa: turn of the century, 1900.
Measures: 18” long, 15.25” wide, 7.5” tall.
Condition: Rustic and beautiful; very solid. The top wood frame has damage, as shown in the pictures.
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