General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON, STEEL & OTHER METALS USED IN CONSTRUCTION. WOODEN GATHERING BOARDS & BUNDLE CARRIER BOX.

Dimensions

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

Length

420.0 cm

Width

170.0 cm

Height

214.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Crop handling

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Deere

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Moline

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF CORN BINDER USED C.1930S-1950S, AND POSSIBLY LATER

Canada

PTO-CORN BINDERS PERMITTED MORE CORN TO BE HARVESTED BY FEWER LABOURERS, AND UNDER POOR GROUND AND/OR INCLEMENTWEATHER CONDITIONS, ALL IMPORTANT FACTORS, GIVEN SHORTER GROWING SEASON & CLIMATE OF CANADA

Function

TO CUT CORN, GATHER & TIE INTO BUNDLES, AND THEN ELEVATE BUNDLE ONTO AN ACCOMPANYING WAGON

Technical

FIRST CORN BINDERS MARKETED IN 1890S AND WERE HORSE-DRAWN GROUND-DRIVEN MACHINES. POWER DRIVEN CORN BINDERS WERE INTRODUCED C.1930 & INCREASED CUTTING CAPACITY FROM 7 TO 9 OR 10 ACRES PER DAY. FARMERS COULD CUT IN ANY FIELD CONDITION PERMITTING USE OF TRACTOR, AND USE OF BUNDLE ELEVATOR ATTACHMENT DECREASED MANPOWER REQUIRED FOR LOADING BUNDLES & COLLECTING LOOSE EARS & LEAVES ONTO WAGONS FOR TRANSPORTATION TO SILO. THIS CORN BINDER FIRST PRODUCED BY JOHN DEERE IN 1933. BY 1950S FORAGE HARVESTERS WITH GREATER CUTTING SPEEDS WERE INTRODUCED, AND PRODUCTION OF CORN BINDERS CEASED (AS PER DRR).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 JOHN DEERE [TEXT], LOGO, AND ADDITIONAL ILLEGIBLE TEXT PRESENT BUT BADLY WORN ON LOWER LEFT SHIELDING AT BACK OF BINDER. JOHN DEERE [TEXT] PRESENT BUT BADLY WORN ON WOODEN GATHERING BOARDS. '1446-R.R.' STENCILLED ON POWER DRIVE LINE SHIELD. NUMEROUS PART NUMBERS CAST ON VARIOUS METAL COMPONENTS/.2 'JOHN DEERE' STENCILLED IN YELLOW ON ONE SIDE OF BUNDLE ELEVATOR.

Missing

COMPLETE, EXCEPT FOR MINOR COMPONENTS IE) NUTS, BOLTS, WASHERS, ETC. PLEASE SEE CONSERVATION REPORT FOR MORE INFO.

Finish

ONLY SMALL AREAS OF ORIGINAL GREEN, RED & YELLOW PAINTED TEXT & TRIM REMAIN: MOST AREAS WORN/ BARE

Decoration

N/A