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OBJECT TYPE: HAND PUSHED/1 ROW/ADJUSTABLE
DATE: 1918
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0249.001

MANUFACTURER: Allen, S.L. Co.
MODEL: PLANET JR. 3 OR 5
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN ARMS, CROSSPIECES, ETC. CAST METAL WHEELS & GEARS. METAL SEED BOX, ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, FITTINGS ETC.

Dimensions

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

Length: 170.0 cm
Width: 48.0 cm
Height: 88.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Allen
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SEEDER USED C. 1920S-1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: EXAMPLE OF HAND SEEDER USED BY STAFF OF CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA
Function: TO PLANT SEEDS AT APPROPRIATE DEPTH AND DISTANCE IN A SINGLE ROW
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE SEEDER MASS PRODUCED & MARKETED BY RECOGNIZED MFR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: SCALE GOVERNING PLANTING DEPTH & DISTANCE ON UPPER RIGHT SIDE, NEAR HAND GRIP READS: 'DRILLS/ HILLS/ PEAS/ BEANS/ SALSIFY/ PARSNIP/ BEET/ RADISH/ SPINACH/ LETTUCE/ ONION/ CARROT/ CELERY/ TURNIP/ CLOSED/ 2863'. 'FLAX' CRUDELY INCISED ON EXTERIOR OF RIGHT ARM OF FRAME/ 'CANADA/ AGRICULTURE/ 002381/ A320' APPEARS ON DECAL APPLIED TO SAME ARM. '709' PAINTED IN WHITE ON EXTERIOR OF LEFT ARM. ORIGINAL MARKINGS OBSCURRED BY PAINT, BUT PRESENT. VARIETY OF PART NOS. CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON METAL COMPONENTS.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE, SAVE SEED BOX LID From CA of 06/25/1997 by Gordon Perrault: Yes - lid appears to be missing from tin reservoir
Finish: MOST WOODEN COMPONENTS PAINTED YELLOW. SEED DISPENSOR PAINTED GREEN. WHEEL, TINES & ROLLER HOUSINGS, ETC.- PAINTEDBLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Allen, S.L. Co., Seeder, garden, after 1918, Artifact no. 1993.0249, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0249.001/

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