Spreader, manure

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OBJECT TYPE: PUSH BOARD/WOOD/HORSE-DRAWN
DATE: 1902
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0548.001

MANUFACTURER: Massey-Harris
MODEL: KEMP'S 20TH CENTURY DISTRIBUTOR
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD WITH METAL MECHANICAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 439.0 cm
Width: 208.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Land improvement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Massey
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PATENT NOS. 686678 - SEPT. 10 1900; 76494 - JULY 1 1902
Canada: Unknown
Function: HORSE DRAWN IMPLEMENT USED TO CARRY MANURE TO FIELD, SHRED & SPREAD IT UNIFORMLY OVER LAND TO FERTILIZE IT.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HORSE-DRAWN MANURE SPREADER OF PUSH BOARD TYPE WITH MECHANICAL BOARD RETURN, FROM EARLY 20TH C. THIS SPREADER IS BASED ON KEMP PATENT OF 1877 WHICH IS FELT TO BE FIRST SUCCESSFUL SPREADER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: From CA of 05/30/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: WAGON PAINTED RED/ WHEELS PAINTED YELLOW/ BLACK LINE DESIGNS FRAME OUTSIDE BOX & WHEEL SPOKES
Decoration: N/A

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Massey-Harris, Spreader, manure, after 1902, Artifact no. 1976.0548, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0548.001/

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