Hand Corn Planter, 1890
Add to SetSummary
Beginning in the 1850s, farmers could plant corn by jabbing the metal tip of this planter into the ground. Activating the lever would drop the seeds into the hole. This device may have sped up planting, but it remained a tool for small acreage farms or planting areas missed by horse-drawn mechanical seed drills.
Beginning in the 1850s, farmers could plant corn by jabbing the metal tip of this planter into the ground. Activating the lever would drop the seeds into the hole. This device may have sped up planting, but it remained a tool for small acreage farms or planting areas missed by horse-drawn mechanical seed drills.
Artifact
Corn planter
Date Made
circa 1890
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Soybean Lab Agricultural Gallery
Object ID
00.3.16428
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Iron (Metal)
Tin (Metal)
Dimensions
Height: 32 in
Width: 7 in
Depth: 6 in
Share Anywhere
Use this Artifact Card to share this great find with others. From historic images to vivid descriptions, a record of rich detail is bundled inside a single card.
