Slicer, root
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- OBJECT TYPE
- HAND OPERATED/FLOOR MODEL
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0374.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Wortman & Ward Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wooden frame and metal arbour
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 96.5 cm
- Width
- 61.0 cm
- Height
- 109.0 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
- Wortman Ward
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1900-1930
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
This tool is used to pulp or mince root vegetables such as turnips to mix into livestock feed. - Technical
-
Root pulpers are commonly hand-cranked. A set of knives or discs revolve and cut the roots into pieces, the size of which can be changed by the operator. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Print reads "MANUFACTURED BY/ WORTMAN & WARD MFG. CO./ LONDON ONT."/
- Missing
- PROBABLY A COVER From CA of 07/29/1997 by Gordon Perrault: Undetermined - blades missing
- Finish
- METAL- BLACK/ WOOD FRAME- PAINTED BROWN
- Decoration
- FRAME DECORATED WITH BLACK & YELLOW LINE DESIGN
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Wortman & Ward Mfg. Co., Slicer, root, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1979.0374, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1979.0374.001/
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