Shovel, ditching
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SHOVEL & SPADE
- DATE
- 1890–1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0009.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD HANDLE, METAL HEAD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 194.2 cm
- Width
- 32.0 cm
- Height
- 18.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Agriculture
- Category
- Land improvement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1880-1920
- Canada
-
THE DRAINAGE OF FIELDS WAS ESSENTAIL CROP GROWTH. TILE DRAINAGE UNDER FIELDS WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS IN THAT ACTIVITY. - Function
-
HAND IMPLEMENT USED TO SCOOP THE BOTTOM OF A TRENCH PRIOR TO LAYIMG CLAY DRAINAGE TILES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GRADE WAS IMPORTANT TO THE MOVEMENT OF WATER AS WAS A FLAT TRENCH BOTTOM FOR GOOD TILE CONNECTIONS. - Technical
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THIS TYPE OF TOOL WAS ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOPING A SMOOTH BOTTOM GRADUAL FALL. THIS SPECIALIIZED TOOL WITH ITS POINTED HEAD & LONG HANDLE WAS ESSENTIAL FOR THIS TASK; A REGULAR SHOVEL WOULD NOT WORK. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NONE
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- UNFINISHED OR FINISH OBSCURED BY WEATHERING & CORROSION
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Shovel, ditching, circa 1890–1920, Artifact no. 2001.0009, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2001.0009.001/
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