Chopper, Corn
- Object Name:
- Chopper, Corn
- Object ID:
- 1992.029.01
- Creator:
- Smith & Chase -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Weare, NH
- Date:
- 1860
- Description:
- Corn cutter or chopper, on wooden frame with trough. Two rotary cutters in steel frame, 11" x 12.25", with raised cast lettering: "A. S. MACOMBER'S / PAT'D. NOV. 5. 1859." Cast steel wheel with wooden handle for operating cutters, 22.5" diameter, with four curved cast spokes. Raised cast lettering around rim: "SMITH & CHASE / WEARE, N.H." Unpainted wooden stand with trough and four legs, 36" long, 35" high, 25.5" wide at front legs. Stand made of oak and pine.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Steel
Oak
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-38.5 W-2.55 L-48 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Mrs. Warren Hale of Currier Road, Concord, NH, 1945-1955. Mrs. Hale was an avid organic gardener. Her husband acquired the cutter in his travels around NH as assistant state forester.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of John Rexford
- Subjects:
- Farm equipment, Agricultural equipment
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