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Post-hole Digger
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- A metal post-hole digger consisting of two handles and two shovel blades. The shovel blade attached to the long, light-colored wooden handle and is rigid. The back of the molded iron shaft connecting it to the handle has 'C. E. KOHLER CO.' 'CANTON, O' 'UNIVERSAL' & 'PAT MAR 30 1880' embossed on it…
- Category
- UNCLASSIFIABLE OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- MULTIPLE USE OBJECTS
- Description
- A metal post-hole digger consisting of two handles and two shovel blades. The shovel blade attached to the long, light-colored wooden handle and is rigid. The back of the molded iron shaft connecting it to the handle has 'C. E. KOHLER CO.' 'CANTON, O' 'UNIVERSAL' & 'PAT MAR 30 1880' embossed on it. The other shovel blade is attached to a metal bar which is connected to the tubular metal handle. This handle is attached to the wooden one near the middle. It is positioned at an angle, and designed so that it can be moved up and down. This action moves the dependant shovel blade towards the rigid shovel blade by means of a lever connecting the two blades. This lever has 'D10' impressed on it at the center.
- Narrative
- 'Farm Tools' by Michael Partridge, p. 199.
- History Of Use
- Metal post-hole digger. Used on the farms to dig holes for posts, etc. Hand excavating tools such as this one were rendered obsolete in the 1900's due to 'earth drilling machinery attached to and driven from the rear of a tractor'. 'Farm Tools' by Michae
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Width
- 56
- Length
- 138
- Depth
- 18
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1971.64.8
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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