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OBJECT TYPE: DISK
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0227.002

MANUFACTURER: EMPIRE GARDEN TRACTOR & EQ.CO.LTD.
MODEL: B (ENGINE)
LOCATION: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 159625 (ENGINE)
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PRIMARILY CAST IRON; STEEL; SHEET METAL & MISC. METAL COMPONENT PARTS. RUBBER TIRES ON.1; WOODEN HANDLES (REMOVED FROM.1)

Dimensions

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

Length: 105.0 cm
Width: 79.0 cm
Height: 60.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: EMPIRE GARDEN
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Windsor

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS TRACTOR USED BETWEEN C.1949-1970.
Canada: CANADIAN MADE GARDEN TRACTOR. THIS MODEL WAS MID-SIZE VERSION OFFERED BY EMPIRE IN 1949.
Function: TO TILL AND CULTIVATE SOIL IN A LARGE GARDEN.
Technical: SMALL GARDEN TRACTORS INTRODUCED IN EARLY 1920S. THESE LARGE, HEAVY AND AWKWARD-TO-HANDLE MACHINES WERE INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR LARGE TRACK GARDENS, NURSERIES, ETC. RATHER THAN AVERAGE HOME GARDEN. THIS 3 HP FORWARD-ONLY MOVING TRACTOR WEIGHED 435 LBS, AND COULD BE FITTED WITH DISK PLOW OR CULTIVATOR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings on disc cultivator.
Missing: From CA of 07/15/1996 by Myles Bailey: Yes - Missing; most of the Wood Handles, One machine screw from engine air intake cover; 1/4" x 20TPI x 1/2" long.
Finish: TRACES OF BLACK PAINT ON FRAME & GREEN PAINT ON BRACKETS REMAIN
Decoration: N/A

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EMPIRE GARDEN TRACTOR & EQ.CO.LTD., Plow, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0227, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0227.002/

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