General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WHEELS, SEED HOPPER & FITTINGS/ WOOD FRAME, HANDLES & ROWMARKERS

Dimensions

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

Length

127.0 cm

Width

53.5 cm

Height

86.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Horticulture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bateman Wilkinson

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

FOR PLANTING GARDEN SEEDS IN ROWS. SEEDS FROM HOPPER ARE AUTOMATICALLY DEPOSITED IN FURROW AT REGULAR INTERVALS, & COVERED WITH SOIL WHICH IS LIGHTLY PRESSED DOWN. ROW MARKERS ON SIDES ARE USED ALTERNATIVELY TO INDICATE LOCATION OF NEXT ROW.

Technical

BY COMBINING A NUMBER OF STEPS FORMERLY UNDERTAKEN BY HAND, THE SEEDER REDUCED THE TIME & LABOUR REQUIRED FOR PLANTING GARDEN CROPS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'THE BATEMAN [-] WILKINSON Co. LIMITED TORONTO C[AN.]' STENCILLED IN BLACK ON INSIDE SURFACE OF HANDLE/ 'NEW MODEL' STENCILLED ON INSIDE SURFACE OF OTHER HANDLE/ 'NEW MODEL' IN RAISED LETTERS ON SEED HOPPER LID/ SEED INDEX PLATE READS: 'TURNIP CABBAGE SAGE CARROT ONION PARSNIP SPIN'H BEET CORN'/ 'Z-111-D-905' IN BLACK MARKER ON SIDE OF FRAME

Missing

From CA of 06/30/1997 by Gordon Perrault: No - planter appears intact but several pieces are detached and tied to top handle brace

Finish

WHEELS, HOPPER & FITTINGS METAL UNFINISHED/ FRAME, INSIDE OF HANDLES & ROW MARKERS WOOD UNFINISHED/ OUTSIDE & TOP OF HANDLES WOOD ORIGINALLY PAINTED BROWN?

Decoration

N/A