General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME & CULTIVATOR/ WOOD SEED BOXES W. CAST METAL ENDS/ WOOD WHEELS W. METAL HUBS & TIRES

Dimensions

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

Length

200.0 cm

Width

125.0 cm

Height

123.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Cultivation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Doré

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

La Prairie

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

MADE BY CANADIAN MFR.

Function

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT USED SOW CEREAL GRAINS & GRASSES, BY DROPPING SEED ONTO PREPARED SOIL & COVERING IT WITH SOIL AS SEEDER WAS DRAWN THROUGH FIELD.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF TWO WHEEL METAL SEEDER-CULTIVATOR OF MID 1890S, FOR 8 ROWS, WITH FLUTED WHEEL FEED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GRAIN BOX: "J.B. DORE & FILS" STENCILLED IN BOLD BLACK & YELLOW LETTERS ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE BOX/ MFR'S INFO., INCUDING PATENT DATES, CAST IN RAISED LETTERING INTO METAL ENDS

Missing

N/A

Finish

SEED BOXES: PAINTED RED/ FRAME: UNKNOWN (WORN & RUSTED)/ WHEELS: PAINTED RED

Decoration

GRASS BOX: WIDE BLACK STRIPING W. THIN WHITE ACCENT LINES/ GRAIN BOX: WIDE BLACK STRIPING, TIN WHITE ACCENT LINES & DECORATIVE LINING; THIN WHITE LINES ON CAST METAL ENDS/ WHEELS: WIDE BLACK STRIPING ON SPOKES