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OBJECT TYPE: HORSE/NON-PORTABLE/4 ARM
DATE: 1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0372.001

MANUFACTURER: MOODY, MATTHEW
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BASE; METAL GEARS

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.5 cm
Width: 85.0 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MOODY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Terrebonne

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1900-1930
Canada: MADE BY CANADIAN MFR.
Function: APPARATUS WHICH UTILIZES MOTION OF HORSE(S) TO POWER STATIONARY AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, TRANSLATING HORSEPOWER INTO MOTIVE POWER. IN THIS CASE, SWEEP WAS PROBABLY USED TO POWER DRAG SAW.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SMALL (EARLY) NON-PORTABLE HORSE SWEEP, WITH VERY RUDIMENTARY GEAR MECHANISM. IT HAS WOOD SUPPORT BEAMS, CAST IRON MAIN & SECONDARY GEAR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: ARMS; CONNECTING RODS FOR ARMS; TUMBLE ROD From CA of 07/25/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined
Finish: WOOD BASE PAINTED RED; TRACES OF BLUE PAINT ON REMAINING WOODEN PARTS & METAL GEARS. ORIGINAL FINISH FADED & WORN
Decoration: N/A

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MOODY, MATTHEW, Sweep, 1890, Artifact no. 1979.0372, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0372.001/

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