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1. Planter, Corn - Hand operated corn planter

   Hand operated corn planter from 1880-1890. A tin box on the side holds the corn seed. Has metal plates on the bottom for the corn seed to fall through. Wooden sides and handles.

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2. Planter, Corn - Hand seed planter

   Hand corn/seed planter. Stenciled "The Triumph" on one side. Manufactured by A. C. Kent, Janesville, Wisconsin. Wood with metal box for seeds and metal chute above two metal plates at bottom. Arthur C. Kent was a local distiller in Janesville, Wisconsin in the late 1800's. In 1872 he came up with the idea for this "seeder". He patented the idea and began making the Kent Triumph hand corn planter. This was the official start of the A.C. Ke...

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3. Planter, Hand - Triumph hand corn planter

   Wooden hand corn planter. "The Triumph": manufactured by Kent Corn Planter Company, Janesville, Wisconsin. Belonged to Jozef Podhrasky, great-grandfather to donor Bernice Gehlen. Jozef Podhrasky was born in Bohemia in 1831 and died in 1914. He is buried in Bear Creek Cemetery, Rich Valley Township, McLeod County. He lived on a farm near Koniska, Rich Valley Township, McLeod County. He was a carpenter by trade and built several homes.

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4. Planter, Seed - Seed planter

   Vintage wooden handmade corn/grain planter. Sliding release shaft with wooden handle, leather strap and steel plate end. Rotating wheel allows measured amount of grain to enter seeding compartment with a push-pull of the flat wooden shaft. Belonged to Fred & Elsie Fruetel Birkholz or Fred's parents Herman & Ottillie Paul Birkholz. Donor notes: The hand planters were used by very early settlers. As small plots of land were cleared these plante...

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5. Planter, Seed - Seed planter

   Vintage hand held corn/grain planter with wooden handles and metal grain compartment. Seeding is controlled by a push-pull action of the wooden handles which releases the seeds from the storage hopper. Metal used appears to be stove pipe. Was painted red. Label " The Acme with Pumpkin Seed Attachment. Patented September 11, 1900." Belonged to Fred & Elsie Fruetel Birkholz or Fred's parents Herman & Ottillie Paul Birkholz. Donor notes: The ...

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6. Print, Photographic - Eva May Ells Bell, 1920s

   Black & white photograph of Eva May Ells Bell holding the reins of a horse team hitched to a planter. Note on the back indicates it was taken in about the 1920s.

   Record Type: Photo