Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Canvas bag and straps; metal clips and buckles; leather tie straps and edging at the top of the bag.

Dimensions

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

Longueur

68,5 cm

Largeur

39,5 cm

Hauteur

20,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Agriculture

Catégorie

Horticulture

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Scheffer Rossum

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Minnesota

Ville

St. Paul

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Québec

Période

1940's

Canada

Used at the Waddell apple orchard on Covey Hill in Havelock, Quebec.

Fonction

Holds fruit when picking fruit off a tree. The apple picker would gather fruit in the bag until it was full then would proceed to emptying its contents into a container. Depositing the apples was simply a matter of walking up to an apple bin, lining up the bag with the box and untying the strap attached to the clasp at bottom of the bag.

Technique

This type of picking bag hangs in front of a person’s torso by means of straps secured around the shoulders and neck. Criss-crossed at the back, this style of harness helped distribute the weight of the fruit accumulating in the bag thus making it more ergonomic. This tool facilitated the gathering process by eliminating the need to carry baskets up and down ladders to pick fruit. Apart from the obvious benefits of two-handed apple picking, the bags made picking safer and alleviated some of the discomfort that was felt when picking apples with one hand. Another useful feature was that the bag could be converted from a full-bushel size to a half-bushel size by simply folding and fastening the bottom of the bag to a leather strap located near the top of the bag.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Markings stencilled on canvas with black ink: “NO.7/ Jim Dandy/ “WENATCHEE” Bag/ SCHEFFER & ROSSUM CO./ ST. PAUL, MINN.”; stamped in centre of bag: “WADDELL”; “INDELL WADDELL/ HEMMINGFORD, QUE.” stamped 4 times on various areas of the bag.

Manque

Strap.

Fini

Natural canvas bag, green cloth straps, rusted metal clips and buckles, and grey leather hoop-border around top of bag.

Décoration

None.