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Rattle

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Description

This is a wooden bird scarer of the rattle type, used for keeping birds off crops. A thin wooden strip vibrates against a toothed cog as it is rotated to produce a noise. It was bought by the donor from Shelton, Steep Hill, Lincoln.

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