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  1. Brussels Sprout Harvester - Harvester

    Brussels Sprout Harvester, 1966. Invented by Aldo Giusti, in 1966. The harvester is comprised of: a large, green painted, metal, rectangular frame; a sharp-edged, metal, cylindrical component, with an electric cord coming out of it, and it is straddling the top of the frame with two metal bars on either side attached to it; a downward tilted rack of bars underneath the cylindrical device, in the middle of the frame; a green painted metal band in ...

    Record Type: Object

    Original Brussels Sprout Harvester from Back
  2. Cavalli Scythe, c. 1927-1933 - Scythe

    Cavalli Scythe, c. 1927-1933. Serpentine cylindrical wooden handle with two perpendicular wooden handles. Two metal screws attach scythe blade. Blade is curved with raised top edge.

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    Scythe
  3. Coburn Branding Iron, c. 1872-1916 - Iron, Branding

    Coburn Branding Iron, c. 1872-1916. Cylindrical metal rod extends length of tool. Metal rod splits into three metal tongs. Three metal tongs attach to rounded, C-shaped brand. Top of metal handle is shaped in a ring. Cylindrical rod is slightly curved from use.

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    Coburn Branding Iron
  4. Jackson Hay Fork - Fork, Hay Lifting

    Jackson hay fork. Cultivator has a triangular wooden frame, painted green, with two cross piece4s. Two protective iron rods on outside lengths of frame. Four curved spiked forks extend from flat part of triangle. Iron loop harness at point of frame above which is a metal support bracket with text on one side. A leather strap with iron hook at end is mounted to top of bracket.

    Record Type: Object

    Horse-drawn Four Row Cultivator
  5. John Deere Two-bottom Walking Plow - Plow, Two-Way

    Two-bottom Walking Plow is a large heavy solid iron plow, painted green with yellow wheels. It was used with 3-4 oxen or horses for plowing large areas. Two plow blades span 36" each. Metal rod handles at back have clamps attached to wire rods for making height adjustments. Similar rod at front adjusts the span between plow blades.

    Record Type: Object

    Two Bottom Walking Plow
  6. "Ravenswood Rancho" Residence of L.P. Cooley of Menlo Park, 1878 - Lithograph

    "Ravenswood Rancho" Residence of L.P. Cooley of Menlo Park, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey. Black and white framed lithograph depicting the "Ravenswood Rancho" Residence of L.P. Cooley of Menlo Park. Image shows an overview of the property, which includes a large tree and fence-lined field in the center, where three horses graze. To the left of the field is a white house flanked by two large trees and two figures standing in th...

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    "Ravenswood Rancho" Residence of L.P. Cooley of Menlo Park
  7. W. Eddy Plow CompanyTwo-way Sulky Plow - Plow, Sulky

    W. Eddy Plow CompanyTwo-way Sulky Plow. Solid iron seated (sulky) plow is painted green with yellow accents and wheels. Unfinished wood beam out front for mounting two horses. Designed so that horses can stay perpendicular to slope. Vertical levers allow you to select which blade to use so that plowing remains in same direction regardless of direction of horse. Large spoked solid metal wheels on either side.

    Record Type: Object

    Two-horse Sulky Hillside Plow

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