Plow, potato harvesting

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OBJECT TYPE: HORSE-DRAWN/WALKING
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0460.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 125.0 cm
Width: 51.8 cm
Height: 61.2 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR HARVESTING POTATOES. POINTED SHOVEL AT FRONT DIGS UNDER POTATOES & LOOSENS SOIL. BY FORWARD MOTION OF PLOW, SOIL, POTATOES & VINE ARE CARRIED ONTO THE SHAKER RODS, WHERE SOIL IS SHAKEN FROM POTATOES WHICH ARE THEN DEPOSITED ON ROW BEHIND READY FOR HAND PICKING.
Technical: FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT & LESS LABOUR INTENSIVE THAN DIGGING POTATOES OUT OF THE GROUND BY HAND WITH A FORK.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: HANDLES From CA of 06/30/1997 by Gordon Perrault: Yes - handles are missing and some fastening hardware
Finish: METAL UNFINISHED (MAY HAVE BEEN PAINTED RED ORIGINALLY)
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plow, potato harvesting, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1966.0460, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0460.001/

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