General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Primarily wood with metal pulley, gears and chain.

Dimensions

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

Length

251.0 cm

Width

208.0 cm

Height

147.0 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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1900

Canada

According to the Peter Hamilton scrapbook/binder currently catalogued in the trade literature collection as L23507 (which should be transferred to archives), this cutter first belonged to a Mr. Wannamker. He used it for a year before selling it to a Mr. Dawson. The machine was never used and was bought at auction from the son, Herb Dawson of South Mongahan township. 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 machine cuts straw and other forarge for feed or bedding.

Technical

According to the notes in the binder, this cutter could be belt-driven or horse-power driven. There are interchangeable gear wheels that can change the length of cut material, and an elevator.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

From CA of 07/04/1997 by Sue Warren: Undetermined

Finish

RED WITH YELLOW TRIM

Decoration

N/A