Spreader, manure

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OBJECT TYPE: DRAG CHAIN/WOOD/WAGON MOUNTED
DATE: 1918
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0517.001

MANUFACTURER: GALLOWAY, WM. CO.
MODEL: ONLY SIMPLE/NEW GALLOWAY SPREADER
LOCATION: Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 9
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: 304.0 cm
Width: 60.9 cm
Height: 137.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Land improvement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GALLOWAY
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Iowa
City: Waterloo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1910-1920
Canada: Unknown
Function: Horse-drawn implement used to carry manure to field, and to shred and spread it uniformly over land to fertilize it.
Technical: This manure spreader is a drag-chain type. It was marketed as a lower-cost alternative because it was designed to be mounted inside an existing wagon and thus came without wheels. Galloway also retailed only through catalogue sales to reduce retail prices.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: LEVER PART From CA of 05/29/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined
Finish: PAINTED GREEN
Decoration: RED STRIPING

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GALLOWAY, WM. CO., Spreader, manure, circa 1918, Artifact no. 1975.0517, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0517.001/

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