Seed drill

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OBJECT TYPE: 13 ROW/DOUBLE RUN FEED/DISK OPENERS-SINGLE/CHAIN COVERER/TRACTOR DRAWN/DUAL FUNCTION
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0237.001

MANUFACTURER: International Harvester Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 275.0 cm
Width: 255.0 cm
Height: 120.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: IH
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1946-1961 (APPROX.)
Canada: Unknown
Function: AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT USED TO SOW CEREAL GRAINS & GRASS SEED, BY PLACING SEED IN GROUND IN ROWS AT UNIFORM DEPTH AS DRILL WAS DRAWN THROUGH FIELD.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF C. 1930 METAL SEED DRILL FOR 13 ROWS, WITH DOUBLE RUN FEED, SINGLE DISK OPENERS, COVERING CHAINS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED MFR'S SYMBOL (IHC) ON EITHER END OF SEED BOX/ OILING INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED ON INSIDE OF DEXTER SEED BOX LID/ DATES OF USE HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL ON INSIDE OF SINISTER SEED BOX LID (SEE S.I. FILE)
Missing: FERTILIZER BOX From CA of 06/18/1997 by Carrie Misener: Yes - missing one seed tube from small hopper
Finish: POSSIBLY ORIGINALLY PAINTED RED
Decoration: N/A

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International Harvester Co., Seed drill, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1984.0237, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0237.001/

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