General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BOX/ METAL BRACKETS/ STRING AGITATOR

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

366.0 cm

Width

N/A

Height

7.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Cultivation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

FOR SOWING GRASS SEED (TIMOTHY, ALFALFA, CLOVER) BY HAND. THE SEED TROUGH WAS CARRIED WITH THE AID OF A NECK/SHOULDER STRAP. AS THE OPERATOR WALKED ACROSS THE FIELD, HE MOVED THE STRING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX BACK & FORTH. THE AGITATION CAUSED THE SEED COLLECTED IN THE NOTCHES TO PASS THROUGH THE HOLES & ON TO THE GROUND. IT WAS THEN COVERED WITH A HARROW.

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF A WOOD BOX BROADCAST SEEDER CARRIED BY THE OPERATOR. BECAUSEIT EXTENDED LATERALLY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE OPERATOR, THIS DEVICE ENABLED MORE GROUND TO BE SEEDED THAN WITH THE KNAPSACK STYLE CRANK HAND SEEDER

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'691075' IN BLACK MARKER ON BOTTOM

Missing

NECK/SHOULDER STRAP From CA of 07/25/1997 by Gordon Perrault: Yes - lid is missing and other hardware

Finish

BOX WOOD STAINED/PAINTED RED-BROWN/ BRACKETS METAL UNFINISHED/ BEIGE TWINE

Decoration

N/A