General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

29

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wooden frame; metal wire mesh and fasteners; canvas sheeting.

Dimensions

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

Length

121.0 cm

Width

100.0 cm

Height

96.5 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

Wayland

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Virginia

City

Covesville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1930's +

Canada

Used at a Canadian orchard co-op packing-house on Covey Hill in Quebec's Eastern townships.

Function

Table on which produce was placed as it entered a packing line. This particular hopper was used in conjunction with multiple other mechanized components to help with the sorting, sizing and packing of orchard fruits.

Technical

Canvas-lined hopper suitable for a small-scale packing facility. The canvas sheeting was integral in reducing the amount of bruising that occurred when the apples were being dumped onto the hopper. ‘Dumping’ is the process where boxes of fruit are emptied onto a hopper and spread onto a roller conveyor. Once on the conveyor, labourers were tasked with sorting/grading the fruit and guiding them to their respectful accumulation points. To be effective, produce had to enter the packing line at a steady pace.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None.

Missing

Nothing apparent.

Finish

Dark stained wood. Natural canvas.

Decoration

None.