Cultivator

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OBJECT TYPE: HORSE-1/INTER-ROW/ADJUSTABLE
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0807.001

MANUFACTURER: Allen, S.L. & Co. Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2821
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME, SHOVELS & WHEEL (HANDLES WOOD)

Dimensions

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

Length: 195.0 cm
Width: 63.0 cm
Height: 100.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Cultivation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Allen
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED BETWEEN ROWS OF GROWING CROPS TO DESTROY WEEDS. ALSO LOOSENS & AERATES THE SOIL, & MULCHES THE SURFACE TO CONSERVE SOIL MOISTURE
Technical: HORSE-DRAWN CULTIVATOR ENABLED FARMERS TO PLANT LARGER CROPS, SINCE THEY COULD WEED MORE LAND MORE QUICKLY & EFFICIENTLY THAN WITH THE HAND-HELDHOE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'PLANET JR/ 262[D?]/ USA' STAMPED INTO BACK OF FULL SWEEP SHOVEL/ ADDITIONAL MARKINGS (UNABLE TO LOCATE - POSSIBLY ON HANDLES?) FROM ORIGINAL CAT. RECORD: '2821', 'HORT DIV NO. 42' & '885'
Missing: HANDLES (SEE COMMENTS) From CA of 06/27/1997 by Gordon Perrault: Undetermined - possibly missing wooden handles
Finish: FRAME & SHOVELS METAL PAINTED DARK BLUE/ WHEEL METAL PAINTED RED (HANDLES WOOD PAINTED RED)
Decoration: N/A

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Allen, S.L. & Co. Inc., Cultivator, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1978.0807, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0807.001/

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