Weeder
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1980.0211.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0211.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bruner, R.G. Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ferndale, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL FRAME, WHEELS, REEL & HAND GRIPS/ WOOD HANDLES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 163.0 cm
- Width
- 49.0 cm
- Height
- 98.5 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
- AFTER 1914
- Canada
-
REPRESENTATIVE OF WEEDERS USED IN CANADA 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
- 'THE BRUNER WEEDER' FAINTLY STENCILLED IN BLACK ON OUTSIDES OF HANDLES/ 'CANADIAN PATENT OCT 1ST 1912 NO 139092/ US PATENT DEC 8TH 1914 NO 1120371/ OTHERSPENDING' CAST IN RAISED LETTERS ON FRAME/ 'US PATS PENDING' CAST IN RAISED LETTERS ON FRONT OF REEL
- Missing
- From CA of 06/27/1997 by Gordon Perrault: No - appears intact
- Finish
- FRAME & WHEELS METAL PAINTED DARK GREEN/ REEL METAL PAINTED RED/ HANDLES WOOD PAINTED RED/ HAND GRIPS METAL PAINTED BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
Bruner, R.G. Mfg. Co., Weeder, circa 1914, Artifact no. 1980.0211, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1980.0211.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This



































































































