Pea Harvester

Name/Title

Pea Harvester

Entry/Object ID

2018.6.1

Description

Finger guard for a pea harvester; also a buncher bar that attaches to the rear of the finger guard. The finger guard is about 25" long and is made of cast iron. The iron buncher bar is about 80" long and curves upward at its rear end. Embossed near the top of one (left?) side of the guard is "No784570 Pat March 14 1905 Sturgeon Bay Wis and on the other (right?) side "G P Klumb Door County Guard" (Patent No. 784570 for a pea harvester finger guard was granted to Gustav Paul Klumb of Sturgeon Bay on March 14, 1905).

Cataloged By

Bill Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2018.6

Source or Donor

Duncan Shand

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1909

Notes

Date: 1905

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Viner, Pea

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Harvesting Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Agricultural T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

Inventions, inventors, Door County, agricultural implements

Other Name

pea harvester finger guard

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

1 in

Length

25 in

Dimension Notes

Above dimensions are for the finger guard only. The "Buncher Bar" is about 80" long, 0.75" inches wide and about 0.25" thick. The cross-section of the bar is plano-convex.

Location

Location

Shelf

ramp shelf

Room

lower level

Category

Permanent

Date

September 26, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Shand, Duncan

Person or Organization

Klumb, Gustav Paul

Create Date

October 12, 2018

Update Date

August 12, 2026