Digger, post-hole

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OBJECT TYPE: auger/powered
DATE: 1950–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0004.001

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 245.0 cm
Width: 215.0 cm
Height: 79.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Land improvement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Circa 1950s +
Canada: The post-hole auger was used by the Schmidt family on their dairy farm in Perth Township East, in southwestern Ontario.
Function: An implement used to dig holes in the earth in which fence posts were set in the construction of a fence.
Technical: An example of a powered post-hole auger. The advent of tractors with a live PTO shaft meant what previously had been carried out by hand could now be done much easier using power supplied by the tractor's engine. In practice, the tractor was often used to pull a trailer or wagon loaded with the other fencing supplies such as the posts, fencing and fence staples. The post-hole auger was originally used with a c.1950s Ford N tractor that has long since been retired to the scrap heap. The auger was kept and has since been used on a neighbour's tractor when both families were doing fencing work on their adjoining property line. The family does not recall where it was purchased and there are no longer any markings on it that might help identify its manufacturer
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None visible
Missing: unknown
Finish: Painted red/ finish on auger obscured by corrosion
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Digger, post-hole, circa 1950–1960, Artifact no. 2010.0004, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0004.001/

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