Dibbler

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970–2009
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2012.0049.001

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 construction; most areas painted red; grey synthetic [or possibly rubber] hand grip; opaque synthetic sleeve over release mechanism.

Dimensions

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

Length: 92.0 cm
Width: 26.5 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: Presumably used c. 1970s +. Not used after 2012.
Canada: Part of a collection of tools and equipment used on Christmas trees farms or lease holdings used for the cultivation of evergreen trees to be marketed for this purpose. The production of Christmas trees [and associated products, such as wreaths] is a significant farming activity occurring in all provinces across Canada. With the exception of Alberta, Manitoba and Newfoundland each province has an association representing Christmas tree producers. Until the 1950s most trees harvested in Canada were cut in forests; since that time, trees have been grown on specially developed plantations or planted and then harvested from clear cuts. [Ref. 2]
Function: Used to create a hole in the ground into which a seedling can be inserted.
Technical: The heavy pointed end of the dibbler and the footrest projecting from the side allow a labourer to press their foot to create a small hole in the ground into which a seedling can be dropped. Because greater care is required in the spacing and placement of the seedling to ensure the resulting trees will grow straight and develop boughs on all sides, tree planting shovels commonly used in western Canada are not useful. [Ref. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "3 8/ 7 9" stamped into handle bracket, "MAGURA" cast in raised print on hand grip.
Missing: Unknown: appears complete.
Finish: All metal construction; most areas painted red; grey synthetic [or possibly rubber] hand grip; opaque synthetic sleeve over release mechanism.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Dibbler, circa 1970–2009, Artifact no. 2012.0049, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2012.0049.001/

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