Digger, potato
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- OBJECT TYPE
- HORSE-DRAWN/PLOW/1 MOULDBOARD
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0165.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Belanger, A. Ltée
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Montmagny, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wood/steel/cast iron
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 230.0 cm
- Width
- 76.0 cm
- Height
- 102.0 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
- Belanger
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montmagny
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
A product of Canadian implement manufacturer - Function
-
Used to harvest potatos by ploughing them out of ground - Technical
-
An example of a single furrow horse drawn potato plough in close to unused condition - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- White lettering with red and black and black outlining on label reading "A. BELANGER LIMITEE/ MONTMAGNY, QUE./CANADA" and black lettering reading "POELES/FOURNAISES/CHARRUES/HERSES/ETC" on one side of label and "STOVES/FURNACES/PLOWS/HARROWS/ETC" on other
- Missing
- From CA of 06/25/1997 by Gordon Perrault: No - appears intact
- Finish
- Wood painted red/metal painted green
- Decoration
- Black striping on wood/curvilinear yellow lining on metal/red, white, gold, and black mfr's decal with gold ground and ornate red and black edging
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Belanger, A. Ltée, Digger, potato, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1987.0165, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0165.001/
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