Seed drill

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OBJECT TYPE: 15 ROW/FLUTED WHEEL FEED/SHOE OPENERS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0069.001

MANUFACTURER: Massey-Harris Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME, SEEDING MECHANISM/ WOOD BOX & WHEELS (WHEELS HAVE METAL RIMS)

Dimensions

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

Length: 276.0 cm
Width: 124.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Cultivation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: IMPLEMENT MADE BY WELL KNOWN CANADIAN MFR.
Function: AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT USED TO SOW CEREAL GRAINS & GRASS SEED, BY PLACING SEED IN GROUND IN ROWS AT UNIFORM DEPTH AS DRILL WAS DRAWN THROUGH FIELD.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SEED DRILL, FOR 15 ROWA, WITH FLUTED WHEEL FEED, SHOE OPENERS, COVERING CHAINS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MASSEY-HARRIS" ON FRONT OF SEED BOX; "TORONTO CANADA" ON BACK
Missing: From CA of 06/23/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined
Finish: ORIGIALLY RED WITH BLACK BORDERING/ REPAINTED RED
Decoration: BLACK BORDERING WITH WHITE STRIPPING

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Massey-Harris Co., Seed drill, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1977.0069, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0069.001/

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