Seed drill

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OBJECT TYPE: 9 ROW/DOUBLE RUN FEED/HOE OPENERS
DATE: 1891
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0670.001

MANUFACTURER: SAWYER, L.D. & CO.
MODEL: COMBINATION GRAIN DRILL
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD/ CAST IRON/ STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 412.0 cm
Width: 235.0 cm
Height: 117.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Cultivation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SAWYER
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE BY A CANADIAN MANUFACTURER
Function: AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT USED TO SOW CEREAL GRAINS & GRASS SEED, BY PLACING SEED IN GROUND IN ROWS AT UNIFORM DEPTH AS DRILL WAS DRAWN THROUGH FIELD.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF C. 1891 SEED DRILL FOR 9 ROWS, WITH DOUBLE RUN FEED & HOE OPENERS. IT USES WWOD SLIDES IN GRAIN BOX TO SELECT OPENER/SHAKER MECHANISM IN GRASS SEED BOX.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MODEL NAME & PATENT DATE CAST IN RAISED LETTERING ON METAL SIDE OF SEED BOX/ ILLEGIBLE YELLOW PAINTED LETTERING ON METAL COVER/ MFR'S NAME IN WHITE PAINTED LETTERING ON SMALL BOX
Missing: From CA of 06/16/1997 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
Finish: WOOD FRAME: PAINTED YELLOW/ SEED & GRASS BOXES: PAINTED RED/ SMALL BOX: PAINTED RED/ WHEELS: PAINTED RED
Decoration: FRAME: GREEN & BROWN STRIPING/ SEED & GRASS BOXES: BLUE & WHITE STIPING; WHITE SCROLL & CRESCENT DESIGNS/ SMALL BOX: BLUE & YELLOW STRIPING; WHITE SCROLL DESIGNS/ WHEELS: BLUE &WHITE STRIPING

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SAWYER, L.D. & CO., Seed drill, before 1891, Artifact no. 1981.0670, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1981.0670.001/

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