Seed drill

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OBJECT TYPE: 11 ROW/FLUTED WHEEL FEED/HOE/OPENERS
DATE: 1897
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1974.0709.001

MANUFACTURER: HAMILTON, PETER CO. LTD.
MODEL: LEADER
LOCATION: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 54L
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME & SEEDING MECHANISM/ WOOD BOXES & WHEELS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 228.0 cm
Height: 123.0 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: LATE 1890'S TO 1930'S
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 A COMBINATION DRILL & BROADCAST SEEDER OF THE EARLY 1900'S, FOR 11 ROWS, WITH FLUTED WHEEL FEED & HOE OPENERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: TONGUE/ CULTIVATOR TEETH AS REPLACEMENTS FOR HOE OPENERS From CA of 06/17/1997 by Kevin Machan: Yes - missing part of tongue
Finish: OBSCURED BY RED PAINT
Decoration: OBSCURED BY RED PAINT

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HAMILTON, PETER CO. LTD., Seed drill, after 1897, Artifact no. 1974.0709, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1974.0709.001/

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