General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL FRAME/ METAL HOES/ WOOD HANDLES

Dimensions

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

Length

77.0 cm

Width

70.0 cm

Height

49.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Horticulture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Allen

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

FOR HOEING BOTH SIDES OF A ROW AT ONCE (ARCH IS HIGH ENOUGH TO STRADDLE PLANTS UP TO 20" HIGH), OR HOEING BETWEEN ROWNS (SET UP AS A SINGLE WHEEL HOE), WHERE ROWS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER FOR HORSE WORK. OFFSET BLADES PREVENT DEBRIS FROM CATCHING & PULLING OUT SMALL PLANTS.

Technical

PUSHING A WHEELED HOE REQUIRED LESS LABOUR THAN CHOPPING WEEDS WITH A HAND-HELD HOE. THE CAPABILITY OFHOEING BOTH SIDES OF THE ROW AT THE SAME TIME INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF LAND WHICH COULD BE WEEDED IN ONE DAY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'Planet Jr./ 4061 PATENTED' STAMPED INTO ONE HOE BLADE/ 'IRON/ AGE' IN RAISED LETTERS ON FRAME/ BLACK STENCILLING ON OUTSIDE OF HANDLES ILLEGIBLE

Missing

CROSS-PIECE FOR HANDLES From CA of 06/27/1997 by Gordon Perrault: Yes - braces appear to be missing from upper handles

Finish

FRAME & HOES METAL UNFINISHED/ HANDLES WOOD ORIGINALLY PAINTED GREY?

Decoration

N/A