General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL MACHINE BODY, SEAT, GEARS ETC./ WOODEN REEL SLATS/ RUBBERIZED CANVAS PLATFORM/ RUBBER TIRES

Dimensions

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

Length

310.0 cm

Width

290.0 cm

Height

200.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Crop handling

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

FREUDENDAHL

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

MADE FOR CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM OF AGRICULTURE CANADA, IN OTTAWA.

Function

AUTOMATICALLY TIES THE CUT GRAIN INTO SHEAVES/ BINDERS SICKLES CUT THE GRAIN STEMS/ REEL SLATS GATHER GRAIN ONTO THE PLATFORM/ GRAIN ADVANCES TO A TRIP SWITCH WHICH ACTIVATES THE TYPING MECHANISM & KNOTTER/ THIS BINDER HAS A STRAIGHT KNOT KNOTTER

Technical

MID 20TH CENTURY TRACTOR-DRAWN RIGHT HAND CUT BINDER, WITH POWER-TAKE-OFF & PNEUMATIC TIRES. FORMER MEANT BINDER DID NOT NEED ROTATION OF GROUND/BULL WHEEL TO OPERATE BUT USED POWER OF TRACTOR, ALLOWING OPERATION AT GREATER SPEEDS. RUBBER TIRES MADE FOR SMOOTHER RIDE & OPERATION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ALL INFO FOUND ON A RED SAFETY GUARD LOCATED BELOW SEAT/ IN RAISED GREY LETTERS IS: '-JF-'/ HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER IS: '002178'/ HANDWRITTEN IN WHITE PAINT IS: '328-A'/ RED STICKER READS: 'OTTAWA RESEARCH/ STATION/ STATION DE/ RECHERCHES DOTTAWA'/ BLACK & YELLOW STICKER ON SEAT SUPPORT READS: 'CANADA/ AGRICULTURE/ 002178/ A320'

Missing

From CA of 07/08/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined

Finish

MACHINES BODY PAINTED RED/ FENDERS & OTHER PARTS PAINTED OR NATURALLY GREY/ BLACK PLATFORM/ ORIGINALLY VARNISHED REEL SLATS ARE NOW WEATHERED & TAN COLOURED

Decoration

N/A