Seeder model
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE/HAND OPERATED/SALES
- DATE
- 1880
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0488.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MANN, J.W. MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Brockville, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD/ CAST IRON, STEEL, TINNED IRON
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 58.5 cm
- Width
- 26.5 cm
- Height
- 29.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Agriculture
- Category
- Cultivation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MANN
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Brockville
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1880
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To demonstrate the operation and show the construction of, in scale-model form, the Mann broadcast seeder. - Technical
-
This model is likely a salesman's display model to demonstrate the operation of a seed metering mechanism.Two spouts can be attached and a crank used to turn the grain metering shaft - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- 1 COLLAR FOR A SPOUT From CA of 07/21/1997 by Pat Montero: Undetermined - u
- Finish
- RED PAINT
- Decoration
- YELLOW SCROLL WORK
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MANN, J.W. MFG. CO., Seeder model, circa 1880, Artifact no. 1980.0488, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1980.0488.001/
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