General Information

Serial #

252

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD FRAME & PARTS, METAL PARTS (INCLUDING CAST IRON PULLEYS & FRAME PARTS)

Dimensions

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

Length

119.0 cm

Width

110.0 cm

Height

175.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Goldie McCulloch

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Galt

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1900-?

Canada

Unknown

Function

A TYPE OF GRAIN CLEANER THAT CLEANS WHEAT & SEPARATES OUT DEBRIS BY MEANS OF AN AIR CURRENT, CREATED BY A FAN, THAT BLOWS AWAY CHAFF & THROWS THE GRAIN AGAINST A REVOLVING DRUM SCREEN TO SEPARATE STONES ETC.

Technical

EARLY POWER EQUIPMENT TO CLEAN GRAIN BEFORE MILLING. AT THE TIME OF ITS MANUFACTURE, THIS WAS THE MOST MODERN WAY OF CLEANING GRAIN & THE PRINCIPALES EMPLOYED ARE STILL USED TODAY (IN COMBINES).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 BLACK STENCILED LETTERING ON FRAME READING 'GOLDIE & McCULLOCH MAKERS/ GALT. ONT./ 252'/.2 PAPER SHEET AFFIXED ON ONE SIDE WITH SETTING UP AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR 'THE GALT SHUTTER & SEPARATOR'.

Missing

WOOD DOORS ON DRUM

Finish

WOOD STAINED BROWN & POSSIBLY VARNISHED/ METAL UNFINISHED OR FINISH OBSCURED BY CORROSION, GALVANIZED PARTS

Decoration

BLACK STENCILED ANGULAR & CURVILINEAR DESIGNS ADJACENT TO AND BETWEEN STENCILLED WORDS ON.1