Rake, pea

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OBJECT TYPE: ROLL-OVER/HORSE-DRAWN
DATE: 1866–1870
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.0468.001

MANUFACTURER: Corbin
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: wood and metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 243.8 cm
Width: 121.9 cm
Height: 91.4 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: Corbin
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WITH WHICH CUT FORAGE PEA CROP WAS MECHANICALLY GATHERED INTO SMALL PILES OR SWATHES WHICH WERE THEN PICKED UP BY MANUAL OR MECHANICAL MEANS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF WOOD ROLL-OVER PEA RAKE WHICH ILLUSTRATES INTRODUCTION OF DEVICE DESIGNED TO EASE & ASSIST IN DUMPING OF CROP: HAND BAR 3/4 WIDTH OF RAKE TO FACILITATE FLIPPING. UNLIKE OTHER PEA RAKES, IT HAS FRAME MOUNTED ON RAKE CROSS PIECE. IT ALSO ILLUSTRATES MFG. TECHNIQUES PREVALENT IN ONTARIO BEFORE 1870, SUCH AS MAIN BEAM & TINES TURNED ON LATHE, HAND FORGED IRON COMPONENTS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate reads "Donor[/] Donateur/ Geo. Peffer/ Princeton, Ontario".
Missing: From CA of 07/07/1997 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
Finish: Wood painted a light shade of yellow with black lacquered metal fittings.
Decoration: N/A

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Corbin, Rake, pea, circa 1866–1870, Artifact no. 1970.0468, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.0468.001/

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