Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

3

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

STEEL FRAME, AXLE, DRAG BARS, BRACES & DISTRIBUTING SHAFTS. WOODEN SEED BOXES, ROLLERS, WHEEL RIMS & SPOKES. METAL COMPONENT PIECES.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

285,0 cm

Largeur

210,0 cm

Hauteur

120,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Agriculture

Catégorie

Appareils de culture

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Billings

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Oshawa

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

THIS TYPE OF SEEDER USED C.1850S-1880S, AND POSSIBLY LATER

Canada

MFD. FOR MASSEY MFG. CO., 66 MCGILL ST. MONTREAL, A NAME & ADDRESS USED BY MASSEY-HARRIS CO. TORONTO BETWEEN 1885-1891. MFD. IN OSHAWA, ONT. BYG.W.W. BILLINGS

Fonction

TO SOW CEREAL GRAINS & GRASS SEED

Technique

LATE EXAMPLE OF BROADCAST TYPE SEEDER. ADVERTIZED AS '...THE MOST CONVIENENT, STRONGEST & DURABLE DRILL IN THE WORLD', IT FEATURED DOUBLE GEARS, AND COULD BE ADJUSTED TO SOW A VARIETY OF GRAINS, IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES. IN 1880S, VARIOUS TYPES OF PRESS DRILLS OR DISC DRILLS, WHICH REQUIRED LESS SOIL PREPARATION TO REMOVE SURFACE TRASH, BEGAN TO REPLACE THE BROADCAST DRILL (AS PER DRR, ACQUISITION PROPOSAL- SEE SUPP.INFO.)

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

STENCILLED IN BLACK ON BACK OF LARGE SEED BOX: 'MANUFACTURED EXPRESSLY/ FOR THE/ MASSEY MFG. CO./ 66 MCGILL STREET/ MONTREAL'; 'OSHAWA ONT' STENCILLED IN BLACK ON FRONT PANEL/ 'BEAVER/ IMPROVED/ PAT'D/ 1885/ NO 2/ G.W.W. BILLINGS/ OSHAWA/ ONT.' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON METAL END PANEL OF SEED BOX, NEAR LEVER MECHANISM/ 'EXPANSIVE FORCE FEED' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON LEVER/ 'BEAVER/ IMPROVED/ PAT'D/ 1885/ NO.1/ G.W.W. BILLINGS/ OSHAWA/ ONT.' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON OPPOSITE METAL END OF SEED BOX/ VARIOUS PART NUMBER DESIGNATIONS CAST ON METAL COMPONENT PARTS/FOR TRANSCRIPT OF MARKINGS ON FEED CONTROL MECHANISM SEE SUPP.INFO.

Manque

APPEARS COMPLETE, SAVE MINOR COMPONENT PIECES- 1 HOE ON FURROW OPENER; PART OF LOCK MECHANISM ON SEED BOX; SPOUT ON ONE SEED TUBE. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT. From CA of 06/26/1997 by Carrie Misener: Yes - many small pieces appear to be missing

Fini

RED, BLUE, GREEN AND BLACK PAINT AND STENCILLING PRESENT ON MANY OF WOODEN COMPONENTS OF SEED DRILL.

Décoration

HANDPAINTED SCROLLWORK, BORDERS & FLORAL PATTERNS DECORATE WOODEN COMPONENTS