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Corn Planter

c. 1880
19th Century
36 in. x 36 in. x 2 in.

Unidentified,

Object Type: Farming and Agricultural Tool
Medium and Support: metal on wood
Credit Line: Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the estate of Mrs. William F. Coult
Accession Number: 1964.73
This corn planter has two wooden boards hinged at the bottom with two pieces of iron. A tin box is attached to one of the boards. The iron pieces at the bottom are poked into the ground. When the boards are pushed together a mechanism in the box drops a kernel of corn for planting.

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