Garden Seed Planter, circa 1850
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Americans have always sought to replace manual labor with machines, even if just for planting garden seeds. This early example of a mechanical planter is made almost entirely of wood. The seed is deposited by a slide in the base of the hopper, which is tripped by cogs on the inside of the planter's wheel.
Americans have always sought to replace manual labor with machines, even if just for planting garden seeds. This early example of a mechanical planter is made almost entirely of wood. The seed is deposited by a slide in the base of the hopper, which is tripped by cogs on the inside of the planter's wheel.
Artifact
Garden planter
Date Made
circa 1850
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.65.699
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Wrought iron (Iron alloy)
Dimensions
Width: 26 in
Length: 67 in
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