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  1. Oliver 23B 2-Way Plow, c. 1910-1920s - Plow, Two-Way

    Oliver 23B 2-Way Plow, c. 1910-1920s. Riding hillside plow has two 3x3 boards offset from one another forming the 2-bottom heavy beams that switch back and forth. Body is solid metal and has a curved seat bracket with a perforated conforming seat at top center. On either side are arms with grips and levers for adjusting the blade placement/height. Black blades (2) are attached to curved metal beams behind and below seat. Except for blades, entire...

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    Oliver 23B 2-Way Plow, c. 1910-1920s
  2. Oliver 33 Steel-beam Walking Plow - Plow

    Oliver 33 steel-beam walking plow has a steel beam that is painted red. Oak handles with clear varnish have two wooden dowel cross-bars. Beam is affixed to blade with red-painted parts and a red steel angled cross-bar is just above blade for support.

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    Oliver 33 Steel-beam Walking Plow
  3. Oliver 404 Wood-beam Walking Plow - Plow

    Oliver 404 Woodbeam Walking Plow. Wooden plow is painted red with black handle grips and black center and front of beam. Iron blade and bracket are also painted black. Handles have two dowel cross pieces and extend down behind blade.

    Record Type: Object

    Woodbeam Walking Plow
  4. Oliver No. 2 Vineyard Plow - Plow

    Oliver No. 2 vineyard plow is solid steel except for oak grips on handles. Blade, body and handles are painted green, while angle rod and wheel are painted black.

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    Oliver No. 2 Vinyard Plow
  5. Oliver One-row Planter - Seeder, Centrifugal

    Single-row Single-horse-drawn Corn Seeder is made of wood and metal. Large canister indicates that this seeder was used for planting corn or other plants with large seeds. Seeder has unpainted wooden arms attached near hand-holds by a wooden dowel and metal rod, both painted red. Large red steel canister holds seeds and has a rotor at base that spins to distribute them. This and all other mechanisms are made of green-painted iron. There is a...

    Record Type: Object

    Single-row Single-horse-drawn Corn Seeder
  6. Oliver Plow 0.97, pat. 1896 - Plow

    Oliver Plow 0.97, pat. 1896. Large curved unfinished metal paddle on one side with simlar metal plate on other. Bck of paddle, metal upright support near point and wood frame are painted red. There is a curved metal support near the base of the two handle arms with "OY510" embossed on it. Grips are unfinished wood at tips of handle arms.

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    Oliver Plow 0.97, pat. 1896
  7. Oliver Plow 20 - Plow

    Oliver Plow 20. Metal only part of Oliver 20 Plow. Right side has curved paddle and there is a metal support on left; both pieces meet in front at point of blade. Remnant of wood attached to back of paddle.

    Record Type: Object

    Oliver Plow 20
  8. Oliver Two-Bottom Walking Plow - Plow

    Oliver two-bottom walking plow is solid iron with three vertical levers: one above back blade and other two above front blade. It has two double-spoked wheels, a spring above beam and a horizontal bracket a front with ten holes for mounting rigging.

    Record Type: Object

    Oliver Two-Bottom Walking Plow
  9. Oliver Vineyard Plow - Plow

    Oliver Vineyard Plow. Solid metal plow is painted gray throughout. Small blade is affixed to serpentine metal beam. There is a small wheel at front. Handle frame is shaped like a right angle triangle projecting out on proper right side and has wooden grips, also painted gray. There is a bar handle extending above the front wheel on the proper left side.

    Record Type: Object

    Oliver Vineyard Plow
  10. Wood-beam Walking Plow - Plow

    Wood-beam walking plow is made in the John Deere style. It has a solid oak beam and handles with clear varnish; steel blade attachment, wheel, wheel mount and vertical bracket for mounting rigging are painted green. Steel cross bar and angle rod that connects handles to beam are painted red.

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    Wood-beam Walking Plow

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