General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

29

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wooden frame, conveyor rollers and troughs; metal fasteners, chains, and pulleys.

Dimensions

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

Length

260.0 cm

Width

116.8 cm

Height

128.3 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’s packing-house on Covey Hill in Quebec's Eastern townships.

Function

Mechanically-driven equipment designed to move items from one location to another.

Technical

Early example of powered conveyor systems used in orchard packing-houses. Part of a packing line, this particular conveyor transferred fruit from a hopper to a belt conveyor which diverted produce to distinct packing stations. Labourers stationed at the roller conveyor, were tasked with grading and sorting the fruit as it passed by and placing it on the right conveyor belts.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

“E MAP D E” scratched onto side of lower conveyor belt trough. “WAYLAND” on all pulleys and sprockets. Mfr.’s plate reads: “WAYLAND MACHINERY COMPANY, INC./WAYLAND PACKING EQUIPMENT/ COVESVILLE No. 405 [number stamped in] VIRGINIA”.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Dark stain on all wooden surfaces.

Decoration

None.