Plow coulter

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OBJECT TYPE: KNIFE
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.1140.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (IRON?)

Dimensions

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

Length: 59.0 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 10.2 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: ATTACHED TO BEAM AHEAD OF SHARE & HANGING DOWNWARDS, COULTER PREPARES WAY FOR PLOW BOTTOM TO TURN AN EVEN FURROW BY CUTTING A FURROW SLICE LOOSE FROM THE LAND & LEAVING A CLEAN FURROW WALL. POSSIBLE JOINTER NEAR MID-POINT OF COULTER TURNS SMALL RIBBONLIKE FURROW SLICE OVER IN FRONT OF PLOW BOTTOM, ENABLING ALL TRASH TO BE COMPLETELY TURNED UNDER & BURIED IN THE FURROW.
Technical: OPENS EVEN FURROW INSTEAD OF ALLOWING PLOW TO TEAR ITS WAY THROUGH THE SOIL. ALSO CUTS THROUGH SURFACE TRASH SO THAT PLOW CAN COVER IT BETTER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'H. [G]OURLAY/ PAT DEC 9[6]' STAMPED INTO TOP OF SHAFT/ REMNANTS OF 'D-2943' IN WHITE ON SHAFT
Missing: N/A
Finish: METAL UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plow coulter, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1969.1140, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1140.001/

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