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OBJECT TYPE: GRAPPLE HOOK
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0163.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL: TWISTED 1/8 INCH CHAIN, PIPING, FORGED HOOKS, CAST TRIP WITH A SPRING MECHANISM.

Dimensions

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

Length: 165.0 cm
Width: 31.5 cm
Height: 68.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Crop handling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1960-1970
Canada: A DEVICE USED ON SMALL FARMS IN AREAS WHERE HAY WAS A SMALL CROP, TO PUT BALES OF HAY OR STRAW IN A BARN.
Function: USED TO ELEVATE BALES OF HAY OR STRAW INTO A BARN ON A HAY TRACK, THE GRAPPLE HOOK CONSISTS OF A DOUBLE BAR WITH HOOKS THAT, WHEN SPREAD APART, HOOKED INTO THE BALE TO LIFT IT. A SLING TRIP OPENED WHEN THE TRIP ROPE WAS PULLED, RELEASING THE BALE.
Technical: A WAY OF USING THE HAY TRACK & PULLEYS PREVIOUSLY USED TO ELEVATE BALES OF HAY OR STRAW.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: ONE HOOK BROKEN OFF. From CA of 07/25/1997 by Pat Montero: Undetermined
Finish: REMNANTS OF RED PAINT.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Fork, hay, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1988.0163, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0163.001/

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