General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD SPOKE WHEELS/ METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

223.0 cm

Width

152.0 cm

Height

125.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Cultivation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HAMILTON

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Peterborough

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The Peter Hamilton Agricultural Works operated in Peterborough from 1848 to 1954. It was founded in 1848 by James Hamilton. After James Hamilton's death, his son Peter Hamilton (born January 11, 1841) took over the business. In 1901 the company was incorporated as the Peter Hamilton Manufacturing Company. The product line of this company included agricultural implements such as mowing machines, horse hay rakes, feed cutters, ploughs and horse-drawn threshers. Peter Hamilton had an active life in public servive. He was a member of Peterborough town council, served on the public school board and was on the board of management of St Paul's Presbyterian Church. Peter Hamilton was also president of the West Riding Liberal Association. He died suddenly on October 3, 1912 and is buried in Little Lake Cemetery. (http://www.peterboroughmuseumandarchives.ca/agricult.htm)

Function

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT USED TO SOW CEREAL GRAINS & GRASS SEED, BY PLACING SEED IN GROUND IN ROWS AT UNIFORM DEPTH AS DRILL WAS DRAWN THROUGH FIELD.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF 1890S? SEED DRILL FOR 10 ROWS, WITH FLUTED WHEEL FEED, QUICK RELEASE HOE OPENERS, LEVER DEPTH ADJUSTMENT, OPENING CONTROL ON REAR OF GRAIN BOX.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

COMPLETE From CA of 08/12/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined

Finish

WHEELS ARE RED/ BOX IS GREEN

Decoration

N/A