General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD/ METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

96.5 cm

Width

63.5 cm

Height

114.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Crop processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HAMILTON

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Peterborough

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The Peter Hamilton Agricultural Works operated in Peterborough from 1848 to 1954. It was founded in 1848 by James Hamilton. After James Hamilton's death, his son Peter Hamilton (born January 11, 1841) took over the business. In 1901 the company was incorporated as the Peter Hamilton Manufacturing Company. The product line of this company included agricultural implements such as mowing machines, horse hay rakes, feed cutters, ploughs and horse-drawn threshers. Peter Hamilton had an active life in public servive. He was a member of Peterborough town council, served on the public school board and was on the board of management of St Paul's Presbyterian Church. Peter Hamilton was also president of the West Riding Liberal Association. He died suddenly on October 3, 1912 and is buried in Little Lake Cemetery. (http://www.peterboroughmuseumandarchives.ca/agricult.htm)

Function

This tool is used to pulp or mince root vegetables such as turnips to mix into livestock feed.

Technical

Root pulpers are commonly hand-cranked. A set of knives or discs revolve and cut the roots into pieces, the size of which can be changed by the operator.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print reads "THE/ PETER HAMILTON CO. LIMITED/ PETERBOROUGH, ONT.". and "No 3/ ROLLER BEARING/ PULPER".

Missing

COMPLETE From CA of 07/04/1997 by Sue Warren: Yes - missing its blade guard.

Finish

HAS A WOODEN FRAME, METAL HOPPER & CUTTER WHEEL, 2 HAND CRANKS TO TURN CUTTER WHEEL/ ON THE CUTTER WHEEL ARE 6 BLADES, EACH HAVING SEPARATED CUTTING TEETH TO PULP THE ROOTS/ HOPPER IS TAPERED TOWARD THE BOTTOM AND AGAINST THE CUTTING WHEEL, THUS ENABLING THE CONTENTS TO FALL AGAINST THE CUTTERS/ METAL PAINTED YELLOW - WOOD PAINTED RED WITH YELLOW TRIM/ GOOD CONDITION

Decoration

N/A