General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

Corn cob dryer

Patents

N/A

General Description

Unfinished natural coloured wooden [pine] body imbedded with wrought iron spikes [12]; top of the body has a hole for twisted rope; at the end of the rope is a j shaped hook for hanging.

Dimensions

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

Length

21.0 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

57.0 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Early settlers in eastern Canada used such devices to dry cobs of corn as part of their annual preparation for seeding. Les agriculteurs de l’Est canadien utilisaient ce type d’outils pour la préparation annuelle des semences.

Function

This device was used to dry corn. Cet outil fait main servait à faire sécher le maïs-fourrage.

Technical

Hung from a wall or rafter, this handmade implement was used to dry corn over the fall and winter. In the spring, farmers used the dried kernels to seed that year’s corn crop Accroché à un mur ou une poutre, cet outil fait main servait à faire sécher le maïs-fourrage pendant l’automne et l’hiver. Au printemps, les agriculteurs semaient les grains séchés pour la récolte de l’année.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Note Parks Canada Catalogue No.: "x.78.60.361" is printed by hand in white ink on arm". Mfr's:"None".

Missing

Nothing is missing.

Finish

Unfinished natural coloured wooden [pine] body imbedded with wrought iron spikes [12]; top of the body has a hole for twisted rope; at the end of the rope is a j shaped hook for hanging.

Decoration

None.