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OBJECT TYPE: COMMEMORATIVE
DATE: 1946
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2013.0123.001

MANUFACTURER: Morris Rod Weeder Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Morris Rod Weeder
LOCATION: Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Round brass-colour metal disk bears raised text and graphics.

Dimensions

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Width: N/A
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Diameter: 3.6 cm
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Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Cultivation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Morris
Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
City: Yorkton

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To promote and advertise featured manufacturer, brand or products, and/or event.
Technical: George Morris invented the horse-drawn rod weeder in 1929. It was innovative in that it could uproot weeds with minimal disruption to the top layers of soil. Given the dust storms and erosion which plagued farmers in the 1930s, the device became very popular with Prairie farmers. [Ref. 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MORRIS ROD WEEDERS - MORRIS CHISEL PLOWS - SEED RITE HOE DRILLS - CHALLENGER CULTIVATORS - MORRIS MOUNTED HARROWS -", "[logo]/ MORRIS" and "FIRST PRODUCTION/ MODEL OF THE/ HORSE DRAWN 8/ FOOT MORRIS ROD/ WEEDER/ PRODUCED IN/ 1929", together with image of weeder appears on one side of medallion; "MORRIS ROD WEEDER CO. LTD. HEAD OFFICE YORKTON SASKETCHEWAN CANADA", company logo and "MANUFACTURERS OF YOUR/ KIND OF FARM EQUIPMENT/ Geo. A. [?] Morris", together with portrait of Mr. Morris appears on opposite side of medallion.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Round brass-colour metal disk bears raised text and graphics.
Decoration: Stylized images of George Morris and weeder decorate medallion.

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Morris Rod Weeder Co. Ltd., Medallion, circa 1946, Artifact no. 2013.0123, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0123.001/

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