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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0009.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: HOME BUILT
LOCATION: Perth, 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: WOOD

Dimensions

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

Length: 57.8 cm
Width: 23.9 cm
Height: 32.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1900 +
Canada: ACCORDING TO DONOR, THIS EXAMPLE WAS MADE BY BILL STRONG OF PERTH, ON. LATTER WAS AGE OF DONOR'S FATHER, SO HE PLACES ITS USE C.1900. IT WAS GIVEN TO MR. TOOP BY MR. STRONG'S SON (NOW DECEASED).
Function: BENCH WAS USED IN BEEYARD WHEN WORKING WITH HIVES. ONE COMPARTMENT WAS FOR SMOKER, OTHER FOR HIVE TOOL, & PUNK & RAGS WERE KEPT UNDER SEAT. IF QUEENS WERE BEING ADDED TO HIVES, THEY WERE STORED UNDER SEAT TO KEEP THEM CALM & TORPID OUT OF SUNLIGHT & HEAT.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF BEEKEEPER'S ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT. THOUGH BENCHES OF THIS TYPE WERE ALSO COMMERCIALLY MADE, THIS EXAMPLE APPEARS TO BE HOME BUILT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: PAINTED PALE GREY
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bench, circa 1900, Artifact no. 2003.0009, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2003.0009.001/

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