Name/Title
Planter, HandEntry/Object ID
93-019dDescription
Wood and metal planting device for planting or seeding corn by hand. Two wooden slats are hinged together at the bottom and each have a round (turned) handle at the top. The hinges have metal blades that come together when the slats are spread apart at the top so as to permit insertion into the ground. When the slats are then pulled together at the top the blades separate and create an opening in the ground. Attached to one slat is a metal bin to hold the seed and when the slats are pulled together one seed is extracted from the bin and falls through a tube on the inside of one of the slats into the opening in the ground. Painted (or printed) on the outside of one of the slats is "The Acme hand corn planter, patented Sept. 11, 1900" "Acme" in a circle, and "Polson Implement Co. Seattle-Portland-Spokane".Made/Created
Manufacturer
Polson Implement Co.Date made
1900 - 1929Notes
Date: After 1900Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
StampLocation
on sideTranscription
The Acme hand corn planter, patented Sept. 11, 1900 Acme [in a circle]
Polson Implement Co. Seattle-Portland-SpokaneMaterial/Technique
StampedLexicon
Search Terms
Agriculture, Farms & FarmingDimensions
Height
3-1/4 inWidth
10 inLength
34-1/4 inDimension Notes
07-23-2015 Measurements were taken with the object lying flat and the slats together at the top. rfj
