Seed drill

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OBJECT TYPE: 10 ROW/DOUBLE RUN FEED/HOE OPENERS
DATE: 1872
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0706.001

MANUFACTURER: Watson, J.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Hyr, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD/ CAST IRON/ STEEL/ LEATHER

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 246.0 cm
Height: 116.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Watson
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hyr

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1872 +
Canada: A PRODUCT OF A CANADIAN MFG.
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 10 ROWS, WITH SINGLE RUN FEED, HOE OPENERS, CHAIN DEPTH CONTROLS. IT FEATURES "BREAK AWAY" HOES - STAGGERING LEVER TO SET THE HOES OUT OF LINE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: '"FIRST PRIZE" PROVINCIAL EXHIBITION 1872/ THE FARMERS FRIEND MFG. J. WATSON, HYR, ONT.'
Missing: HANDLE TO LIFT HOES/ SOME DOWN SPOUTS ARE IN ROUGH SHAPE From CA of 06/18/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined - Possibly missing seed inserts.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Watson, J., Seed drill, after 1872, Artifact no. 1977.0706, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0706.001/

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