Object number
65/329
Description
A model of a cultivator. Donated by the Agricultural Machinery Department, University of Reading.
This is a model of a cultivator, which is a farm implement used for disrupting the topsoil ready for seeding. This model was donated by the Agricultural Machinery Department at the University of Reading.
Physical description
1 model cultivator: metal
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ form - ‘Description: Wheels: painted red; blade rims. Frame: painted blue. Tines: painted silver. Rectangular Framework. Two bars of tines suspended either side of, and parallel to, main axle. Front set of times- 16, back set- 15. Tines can be raised or lowered by system of cranks working off a cog and axel on the left hand wheel.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14580.tif - High resolution image
