Edger, Turf
- Object Name:
- Edger, Turf
- Object ID:
- 1996.054.02
- Creator:
- Granite State Mowing Machine Company
- Place of Origin:
- Hinsdale, NH
- Date:
- circa 1910
- Description:
- Lawn edger. Made by Granite State Mowing Machine Company, Hinsdale, N.H. Steel edger tool on T-bar wooden handle. Stenciled on handle, " 'CAPITOL' Lawn Trimmer & Edger / GRANITE STATE M. MCH. CO., / HINSDALE, N.H." Edger tool consists of steel wheel (8.25" diam.) attached to rotating blade, with wooden roller on back. Text on exterior and interior of wheel, raised letters: interior reads "GRANITE STATE MOWING MACH. CO. / HINSDALE, N.H. U.S.A. / SECREST PATENTS"; exterior reads "CAPITOL TRADE MARK". Varnish on wood is crackled.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-45.75 W-8 D-12 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by donors at an antique shop in Bradford, NH, in 1994.
Made by Granite State Mowing Machine Company (1903-1962), Hinsdale, NH. The company was started by Mr. Newhall in 1836, was renamed Newhall and Stebbins in 1856, and renamed Granite State Mowing Machine Company in 1903. The company specialized in lawn and field mowers. They began manufacturing lawn trimmers in 1906. It was one of their most popular items, and was exported to Europe, Australia, Africa, New Zealand, South America, Mexico, Canada, and throughout the U.S. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Joan Desmarais and Douglas Copeley
- Subjects:
- Mowing machines, Lawn mowing
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