General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON STAND & SOME COMPONENTS; SHEET METAL FEED CONE; WOODEN GRAIN BOX; CANVAS PULLEYS; LEATHER STRAPS

Dimensions

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

Length

93.0 cm

Width

75.0 cm

Height

100.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Crop processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

VESSOT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Joliette

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF GRINDER USED C.1910-1920S AND POSSIBLY LATER. THIS GRINDER DEMONSTRATED C.1960S+

Canada

VEHICLE & COMPONENTS ASSEMBLED BY ONT. HYDRO IN THE EARLY 1960S TO PRESENT AN INTERPRETATION OF THE 'ADAM BECK CIRCUS' VEHICLES OF 1912. THE ORIGINAL BECK CIRCUS WAS USED BY THE HYDRO ELECTRICPOWER COMM. OF ONT. TO PROMOTE ELECTRICITY & ELECTRICAL TOOLS, EQ. & APPLIANCES TO RURAL ONTARIANS AT FAIRS, PLOWING MATCHES, ETC.

Function

TO CRUSH GRAIN INTO BITS OR POWDER TO PRODUCE FEED FOR ANIMALS

Technical

THIS GRINDER IS TECHNOLOGICALLY SIMILAR TO GRINDER DISPLAYED & DEMONSTRATED ON ORIGINAL BECK CIRCUS, C.1912.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STENCILLED ON BOTH SIDES OF WOODEN FEED BOX: 'MNFD/ BY/ S. VESSOT & CO. Joliette, P.Q./ 'THE VESSOT GRINDER/ MADE AT JOLLIETTE, PQ' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON STAND BASE/ 'MODEL 1913/ CAT. NO. 183/ PAT. 1897/ 1899' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON BASE/ 'SOLD BY/ INTERNATIONAL/ HARVESTER COMPANY/ OF CANADA' HAND-LETTERED IN BLACK PAINT ON FEED CONE./ VARIOUS PART NOS. CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON GRINDER

Missing

UNKNOWN. GRINDER HAS HAD A GREASE CUP ADDED TO MAIN BEARING, AND BEEN REPAINTED & RESTENCILLED INCORRECTLY (ACC'G TO REF.1, P.16). FULL DETAILS OF MODIFICATIONS/RESTORATION OF ITEM UNKNOWN. SEE ALSO 700463

Finish

CAST METAL STAND & FEED CONE PAINTED DARK GREEN/ WOODEN FEED BOX PAINTED YELLOW-GREEN, WITH BLACK TEXT

Decoration

ABSTRACT FLORAL & OTHER MOTIFS STENCILLED IN BLACK ON WOODEN FEED BOX. BOX ALSO HAS THIN YELLOW PIPING BORDERING MOST EDGES. SOME DECORATIVE YELLOW PIPING, ETC. ALSO PAINTED ON STAND.