General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD FRAME & CHUTE/ IRON CUTTING MECHANISM AND PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

92.0 cm

Width

65.0 cm

Height

19.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Crop processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HAMILTON

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Peterborough

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1900-1910

Canada

The Peter Hamilton Agricultural Works operated in Peterborough from 1848 to 1954. It was founded in 1848 by James Hamilton. After James Hamilton's death, his son Peter Hamilton (born January 11, 1841) took over the business. In 1901 the company was incorporated as the Peter Hamilton Manufacturing Company. The product line of this company included agricultural implements such as mowing machines, horse hay rakes, feed cutters, ploughs and horse-drawn threshers. Peter Hamilton had an active life in public servive. He was a member of Peterborough town council, served on the public school board and was on the board of management of St Paul's Presbyterian Church. Peter Hamilton was also president of the West Riding Liberal Association. He died suddenly on October 3, 1912 and is buried in Little Lake Cemetery. (http://www.peterboroughmuseumandarchives.ca/agricult.htm)

Function

This machine cuts straw and other forarge for feed or bedding.

Technical

A good example of an early piece of equipment illustrating the development of the cutting box from the manual 1 slice guillotine type to the mechanical 2 knife guillotine kind.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD LETTERING WITH BLACK OUTLINING AND BLUE SHADOWING ON END READING: 'THE PETER HAMILTON CO. LIMITED/ PETERBOROUGH'/ BLACK LETTERING ALONG ONE SIDE READING: 'MADE FOR JOHN DEERE PLOW CO. OF WELLAND LIMITED'/ CAST LETTERING ON MECHANISM READING: 'PETER HAMILTON/ MFG. CO./ PETERBORO' AND 'NO 6'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

RED ENAMEL PAINTED WOOD/ YELLOW PAINTED METAL/ UNFINISHED WOOD HANDLES.

Decoration

GOLD STRIPING AND WHITE CURVILINEARY DESIGNS ON ALL RED PAINTED SURFACES.