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Object Name |
Evener, Horse |
Caption |
Three horse evener |
Description |
Three horse wooden evener used for plowing or cultivating with three horses. Also called a whiffletree or whippletree, the device has two equalizer bars and three singletrees. The evener is set asymmetrically to balance the pull of the odd number of animals, ensuring that each takes an equal share of the work. It also prevents the load from tugging alternately on each side. Wood with steel straps, end caps and hooks. Hole in evener bar for attaching to load is offset. The evener belonged to William Warnke, father of the donor. William "Bill" Warnke came to Glencoe in 1920 and established a horse business in partnership with his brother Herman. Shortly after they dissolved this partnership, he went into business for himself as "W. M. Warnke Square Deal Horse Market. Horses Bought, Sold & Exchanged. Glencoe, MN." He had the business in downtown Glencoe at 13th & Hennepin for 11 years until 1931 at which time he purchased property north of Glencoe (2530 Hennepin Ave No). Bill ZumHof built the barn north of Glencoe in 1931 at a cost of $3,000. It had double walls and New Ulm brick. Wm. Warnke sold horses for 25 years and then went into selling dairy cattle, as machines replaced horses. His son Wallace Warnke, after serving in the U. S. Army, went into the dairy cattle business with his father from 1946-1988, as Wm. Warnke and Son, Glencoe. William was born October 16, 1897 and died April 6, 1974. |
Catalog Number |
2011-0109-001 |
Search Terms |
Horses Farming Eveners |
Subjects |
Whiffletrees Horse teams Plowing Eveners Agricultural machinery & implements |
People |
Warnke, William "Bill" |