General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME, TANK, SEATS & WHEELS/ WOOD PLANT TRAYS & TONGUE

Dimensions

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

Length

243.0 cm

Width

164.0 cm

Height

101.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Cultivation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

New Idea

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Coldwater

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Example of type of hand drop transplanter used in canada for vegetable & tobacco production (from original cat record)

Function

The curved runner on the transplanter opens a small furrow into which plants are placed by hand (by planters sitting on the machine). An open centre wheel closes the soil about the plants, while a small quantity of water from the tank is automatically poured around the roots of each plant as it is being set.

Technical

Saves time & labour, & reduces dependency on seasonable weather, when transplanting large quantities of plants such as cabbage, tobacco, tomatoes & sweet potatoes

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE ON BACK OF FRAME READS: 'NEW IDEA/ FARM EQUIPMENT COMPANY/ DIVISION AVCO DISTRIBUTING CORP./ COLDWATER, OHIO U.S.A./ NO.5/ LOT NO. T91/ SERIAL NO. T11513'/ 'NEW IDEA/ No.5 R [REGISTERED]' STENCILLED IN RED PAINT ON FRONT & BACK OF WATER TANK/ BLACK & YELLOW STICKER ON END OF TANK READS: 'CANADA AGRICULTURE/ 008235'/ RAISED NOS. CAST ON PARTS THROUGHOUT

Missing

From CA of 05/30/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined

Finish

FRAME, SEATS & WHEELS METAL PAINTED DARK GREEN/ TANK METAL WITH GALVANIZED FINISH/ TRAYS & TONGUE WOOD PAINTED ORANGE

Decoration

N/A