{"id":500,"date":"2015-12-21T01:24:52","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T01:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.baryonyxknife.com\/blog\/?p=500"},"modified":"2025-05-30T02:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:00:37","slug":"1861-h-waters-scythe-curvature-brochure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/?p=500","title":{"rendered":"H. Waters Scythe Curvature Brochure, ca. 1861"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An illustrated brochure from scythe manufacturer Hervey Waters of Northbridge, Massachusetts, circa 1861, demonstrating his offered range of curvatures and describing their regional popularity for what kinds of terrain and growth. Mr. Waters has been credited with a number of manufacturing innovations, including the use of roll-forging as opposed to the typical use of trip hammers. A PDF form of this incredible document can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurves.pdf\">HERE<\/a>. <br><br>Also shown is an order slip dated 186_ of the same firm.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall-806x1024.jpg\" alt=\"1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall\" class=\"wp-image-499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall_2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-498\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall_2-806x1024.jpg\" alt=\"1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall_2\" class=\"wp-image-498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall_2-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall_2-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall_2-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1861HarveyWatersScytheCurvesWatermarkedSmall_2.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hervey-Waters-Order-Form-186_-Small-Watermarked.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hervey-Waters-Order-Form-186_-Small-Watermarked-1024x604.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hervey-Waters-Order-Form-186_-Small-Watermarked-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hervey-Waters-Order-Form-186_-Small-Watermarked-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hervey-Waters-Order-Form-186_-Small-Watermarked-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hervey-Waters-Order-Form-186_-Small-Watermarked-1536x906.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/byxcoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Hervey-Waters-Order-Form-186_-Small-Watermarked-2048x1209.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An illustrated brochure from scythe manufacturer Hervey Waters of Northbridge, Massachusetts, circa 1861, demonstrating his offered range of curvatures and describing their regional popularity for what kinds of terrain and growth. 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