Mill, fanning
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CRANK
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0150.001
- MANUFACTURER
- FORSYTH, W.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD/ CAST IRON/ METAL SCREENS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 181.5 cm
- Width
- 110.0 cm
- Height
- 122.0 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
- FORSYTH
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Peterborough
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1900-1945
- Canada
-
A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN CRAFTMANSHIP IN AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT. - Function
-
A MACHINE USED TO WINNOW GRAIN BY PASSING IT THROUGH A SERIES OF SIEVES AND AIR CURRENT CREATED BY A FAN. THE SIEVES SEPARATE GRAIN SEEDS BY SIZE AND SHAPE WHILE THE FAN BLAST REMOVES CHAFF, IMMATURE SEEDS, ETC. - Technical
-
AN EXAMPLE OF A MECHANICAL DEVICE USED TO CLEAN GRAIN & GRASS SEED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLACK STENCILED LETTERING ON END READING: 'W. FORSYTH/ MAKER/ PETERBORO ONT.'/ GOLD PAINTED LABEL SIMULATING TAG ON EACH SIDE WITH BLACK LETTERING READING: 'COMPLIMENTS/ OF W. FORSYTH'.
- Missing
- HANDLE
- Finish
- WOOD PAINTED RED/ METAL CORRODED.
- Decoration
- BLACK LINING AROUND EDGES OF RED PAINTED PARTS/ VARIOUS GOLD PAINTED MOTIVES ON ALL SIDES.
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FORSYTH, W., Mill, fanning, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1988.0150, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0150.001/
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