Tedder, hay

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OBJECT TYPE: RECIPROCATING/6 FORK STAFF/WOOD/GEAR DRIVE OFF 2 WHEELS/1 HORSE DRAWN
DATE: 1896
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0326.001

MANUFACTURER: Massey-Harris
MODEL: WOOD HAY TEDDER
LOCATION: Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD/ STEEL/ CAST IRON

Dimensions

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

Length: 360.0 cm
Width: 240.0 cm
Height: 140.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Crop handling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Massey
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1900+
Canada: AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF HAY TEDDING EQUIPMENT
Function: DEVICE WITH SEVERAL RECIPROCATING ARMS WITH TEETH WHICH, WHEN DRAWN THROUGH CUT HAY, PICK IT UP & REDEPOSIT IT IN FIELDS IN ORDER TO ALLOW IT TO CURE MORE EVENLY.
Technical: HAY TEDDERS CAME INTO USE IN 1850S AFTER FARMERS BEGAN USING MECHANIZED HAY MOWERS. THIS IS EXAMPLE OF EARLIEST FORM OF HAY TEDDER, OF WOODEN CONSTRUCTION, WITH WOOD FRAMES, FORK STAFFS, WHEELS. IT HAS SIX-FORK STAFF, GEAR DRIVE OFF TWO WHEELS, FLAT SPRING STEEL AT ENDS OF FORK STAFFS TO PREVENT FORK BREAKAGE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: BRACKET TO ATTACH SINGLE TREE; SPRING ON ONE FORK From CA of 06/11/1997 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
Finish: ALL PARTS PAINTED RED/ WIDE BLACK & THIN WHITE STRIPING ON FRAME & SEAT/ SUPPORT: WIDE BLACK STRIPES ON WHEEL SPOKES
Decoration: N/A

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Massey-Harris, Tedder, hay, circa 1896, Artifact no. 1980.0326, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1980.0326.001/

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