Potato hiller

Object/Artifact

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Heritage Acres

Name/Title

Potato hiller

Description

Horse drawn potato hiller.

Use

The hiller is a plow used to mound soil around the potato plants.

Context

Originally came from property owned by Dr. John Helmcken (1824-1920). Dr. Helmcken was a significant early Victoria politician and physician. He arrived in Victoria in 1850. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/helmcken_john_sebastian_14E.html