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OBJECT TYPE: HAND PUSHED/ROTARY/REAR REEL
DATE: 1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0210.001

MANUFACTURER: Bruner, R.G. Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ferndale, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME, WHEELS, REEL & HANDLES

Dimensions

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

Length: 133.0 cm
Width: 46.0 cm
Height: 99.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Bruner
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Ferndale

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: REPRESENTATIVE OF WEEDERS USED FOR INTER-ROW TILLAGE IN THE EARLY 1900S
Function: FOR SHALLOW TILLAGE & WEED REMOVAL. TEETH ON REEL COMBS PULL-OUT WEEDS & STIR UP SURFACE OF SOIL AS WEEDER IS PUSHED BETWEEN ROWS OF GROWING PLANTS. SHIELD PROTECTS YOUNG PLANTS FROM BEING COVERED BY SOIL DURING EARLY CULTIVATION
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'R.G. BRUNER MFG. CO. FERNDALE MICH.' STENCILLED IN BLACK ON OUTSIDE OF 1 HANDLE (LETTERING IS OBSCURRED ON OTHER HANDLE)/ 'PAT'D/ OTHERS PENDING' CAST IN RAISED LETTERS ON FRAME
Missing: From CA of 06/30/1997 by Gordon Perrault: No - appears complete, similar to 800211
Finish: FRAME METAL PAINTED DARK GREEN/ HANDLES & REEL METAL PAINTED RED/ WHEELS & HANDGRIPS METAL PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Bruner, R.G. Mfg. Co., Weeder, after 1914, Artifact no. 1980.0210, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1980.0210.001/

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