Seeder, Hand Centrifugal
- Object Name:
- Seeder, Hand Centrifugal
- Object ID:
- 1996.054.01
- Creator:
- Goodell Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Antrim, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Seed Sower. Made by Goodell Company, Antrim, N.H. Steel, iron, and canvas (off-white cotton). Canvas sack sewn to metal funnel. Printed on canvas sack, in black, "PEARCES IMPROVED / CAHOON / BROADCAST / SEED SOWER / MADE BY / GOODELL COMPANY / ANTRIM, N.H. U.S.A." Crank with wooden handle on side of funnel. Funnel leads to crank-turned spout, painted green (original paint). Sheet iron back. Sower "worn", with curved back of sewer against wearer's upper body, twill strap at top of sack goes around neck. Two slots in sides of sower back may have held waist/chest belt.
- Material:
- Metal
Textile
Wood
Steel
Iron
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-10.5 W-12 D-12.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by the donors at an antique shop in Amherst, NH, in 1994.
Goodell Company (est. 1875), Antrim, NH. Company originated in 1860s, reestablished as Goodell Company in 1875. Known for the manufacture and marketing of various household tools, especially D. H. Goodell's own invention, the lightning apple-parer. In 1869, Goodell purchased the rights to manufacture the Cahoon Seed Sower - Credit Line:
- Gift of Joan Desmarais and Douglas Copeley
- Subjects:
- Inventions, Seeds, Seeding, Sowing, Farm equipment
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