General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON/ STEEL/ WOOD

Dimensions

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

Length

129.0 cm

Width

57.0 cm

Height

93.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Cultivation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PEORIA

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Peoria

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1900-1930

Canada

USED IN CANADA TO SPREAD FERTILIZER FROM A WAGON BOX AS THE FERTILIZER WAS SHOVELLED INTO THE HOPPER BY HAND

Function

DEVICE ATTACHED TO END OF WAGON BOX & USED TO SOW CEREAL GRAINS & GRASSES BY DROPPING SEED OR FERTILIZER ONTO PREPARED SOIL AS WAGON WAS DRAWN THROUGH FIELD; SEED WAS USUALLY COVERED WITH SOIL BY SUBSEQUENT HARROWING.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF TAILGATE OR END-GATE BROADCAST SEEDER CONSISTING OF MACHINE ATTACHED TO REAR OF WAGON BOX. INTRODUCED IN 1860S, THESE MOST COMMONLY USED ROTATION TYPE OF DISTRIBUTION MECHANISM DRIVEN BY REAR WAGON WHEEL./ AN EARLY TYPE OF MECHANIZED BROADCAST SPREADER FEATURING CURVED CONCAVE IMPELLERS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Cast lettering on wheels reading "PEORIA DRILL & SEEDER CO. PEORIA ILL."

Missing

DRIVE PULLEY FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE WAGON WHEEL From CA of 08/07/1997 by Carrie Misener: No - Complete

Finish

GALVANIZED STEEL HOPPER/ WOOD POSSIBLY PAINTED RED/ OTHERFINISH OBSCURED BY CORROSION

Decoration

N/A