Seed drill

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OBJECT TYPE: BROADCAST/6 PLOW OPENER
DATE: 1900–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0690.001

MANUFACTURER: KIRCHNER, F. & CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD, STEEL, CAST IRON, RUBBERIZED FABRIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 320.0 cm
Width: 236.0 cm
Height: 76.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: KIRCHNER
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Hamburg

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: EARLY 1900'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO SOW CEREAL GRAIN IN A ONCE OVER OPERATION & LEAVE A ROUGH MULCHED SURFACE
Technical: REPRESENTATIVE OF MACHINES DEVELOPED IN THE SEARCH FOR EFFECTIVE DRY LAND MULCH-TILLAGE-SEEDING EQUIPMENT/ ALSO, THIS MACHINE REPRESENTATIVE OF ASYMMETRICAL PLOW TYPE FURROW OPENER TECHNOLOGY/ INTRODUCED TO CANADA BY GERMAN & RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS; THEY COULD ONLY BE USED IN LIGHT STONE FREE SOIL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON END OF SEED BOX NAME OF MFR AND LOCATION
Missing: From CA of 06/17/1997 by Carrie Misener: Yes - missing most seed tubes
Finish: ORIGINAL PAINT FADED OR OBSCURED BY RUST
Decoration: N/A

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KIRCHNER, F. & CO., Seed drill, between 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1979.0690, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0690.001/

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