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Puller, Stone

Object Name:
Puller, Stone
Object ID:
1996.039.04
Date:
circa 1886
Description:
Stone puller, horse drawn, from former Farm and Forest Museum at The Rocks, Bethlehem, NH. Two large curved steel teeth, each 15" long. Two wooden handles bolted to shaft and to tooth assembly. Shaft reinforced with steel plate below. Top plate of tooth assembly has raised cast letter: "PAT'D APR. 27, / 18[86]." Swiveling iron ring at front.
Material:
Metal
Wood
Steel
Iron
Dimensions:
H-37 L-79 D-16 inches
Provenance:
The Rocks was the summer estate of John Jacob Glessner (1843-1936) and his wife Frances Macbeth Glessner (1848-1932). It is now owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.
Credit Line:
Gift of Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
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