Tedder, hay

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OBJECT TYPE: RECIPROCATING/6 FORK STAFF/METAL GEAR-CHAIN DRIVE/2 HORSE DRAWN
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0475.001

MANUFACTURER: Massey-Harris
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON GEARS; STRAP IRON FRAME; METAL WHEELS; WOOD TONGUE

Dimensions

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

Length: 180.0 cm
Width: 185.0 cm
Height: 134.0 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: Massey
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1910-1940
Canada: IMPLEMENT MADE BY MAJOR CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT MFR.
Function: DEVICE WITH SEVERAL RECIPROCATING ARMS WITH TEETH WHICH, WHEN DRAWN THROUGH CUT HAY, PICK IT UP & REDEPOSIT IT IN FIELDS IN ORDER TO ALLOW IT TO CURE MORE EVENLY.
Technical: HAY TEDDERS CAME INTO USE IN 1850S AFTER FARMERS BEGAN USING MECHANIZED HAY MOWERS. THIS IS EXAMPLE OF METAL TEDDER WHICH FOLLOWED WOOD TYPE, WITH METAL FRAME, FORK STAFFS, WHEELS. IT HAS SIX-FORK STAFF, MAIN GEAR DRIVE & SECONDARY CHAIN DRIVE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: 1 GEAR ON FORKS; 1 FORK TINE BROKEN From CA of 06/10/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined
Finish: TRACES OF DARK GREEN PAINT ON METAL FRAME & SEAT; WIFFLETREES PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: PROBABLY DECORATEDWITH GOLD LINE DESIGN - FAINT TRACES ON HUBS & SPOKES

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Massey-Harris, Tedder, hay, 1910, Artifact no. 1979.0475, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0475.001/

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