Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

2

Nombre total de parties

29

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Wooden frame; metal wire mesh and fasteners; canvas sheeting.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

121,0 cm

Largeur

100,0 cm

Hauteur

96,5 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Agriculture

Catégorie

Traitement de récolte

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Wayland

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Virginia

Ville

Covesville

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Québec

Période

1930's +

Canada

Used at a Canadian orchard co-op packing-house on Covey Hill in Quebec's Eastern townships.

Fonction

Table on which produce was placed as it entered a packing line. This particular hopper was used in conjunction with multiple other mechanized components to help with the sorting, sizing and packing of orchard fruits.

Technique

Canvas-lined hopper suitable for a small-scale packing facility. The canvas sheeting was integral in reducing the amount of bruising that occurred when the apples were being dumped onto the hopper. ‘Dumping’ is the process where boxes of fruit are emptied onto a hopper and spread onto a roller conveyor. Once on the conveyor, labourers were tasked with sorting/grading the fruit and guiding them to their respectful accumulation points. To be effective, produce had to enter the packing line at a steady pace.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

None.

Manque

Nothing apparent.

Fini

Dark stained wood. Natural canvas.

Décoration

None.