 | Shod Shovel
Wooden shovel cut from a single piece of white oak; handle and blade are integral; bottom edge of blade is "shod" with a blacksmith forged iron bit to protect the digging edge; integrally forged straps wrap around the sides of the blade and across the top to the handle; straps are nailed to the... |
 | Shod Shovel
Wooden shod shovel made from one piece of wood (oak). Shovel end entirely framed and reinforced with wrought iron, very well done, blade edge is 2 3/4" wide. There appears to be a blacksmith mark struck into the blade. Handle grip reinforced with a wrought iron bolt and nut. Burned into face of... |
 | Lock Colter or Bull Share Plow
Small lock coulter plow with wooden mouldboard sheathed with iron strips. Iron coulter (knife) locks into flat triangular share and wooden beam. Landside is sheathed with iron; iron rod braces mouldboard against the beam. Iron loop on right side of beam for hitch; beam is flattened tear-drop shape... |
 | Wooden Dutch Plow from Sturbridge
Wooden mouldboard swing plow w/hand forged pyramidal share w/rounded point that flares back toward mouldbaord. Probably white oak. Wooden mouldboard sheathed w/3 strips of iron, one in center, 2 out-lining edge. Widest strip, 2"-6cm- Mouldboard joins standard with 2 wood dowels, joins right handle... |
 | Wooden Swing Plow of Dutch Pattern
The plow was the farmer's most important implement for preparing the ground for planting. This wooden plow is sheathed with blacksmith-made iron and steel parts to reinforce the points of wear. The plow was made by a rural plow maker and blacksmith and would be regularly repaired by a local... |
 | Wooden Lock Colter or Bull Share Plow
Wooden mouldboard swing plow w/hand forged socket share w/lock coulter. Coulter extends through mortise in beam & is secured w/wedge. Extra play taken up w/washers. Wedge held in place by an iron pin. Wooden mouldboard is sheathed w/various lengths of iron held on w/cut nails. Mouldboard is probably... |
 | Wooden Breaking Plow, Lock Colter Type
Large wooden "breaking plow" of "Old Colony" pattern. Flat, triangular share of handforged iron, & lock coulter. Large, relatively well-formed moldboard is reinforced with a variety of strap iron, broken saw & hoe blades. Moldboard is pegged to standard and locked onto share by one of wear-plates. |
 | Wooden Breaking Plow of Dutch Plow Type
Heavy "breaking" plow of pyramidal share design. Wooden beam, handle, moldboard, standard and landside; possibly all of oak but condition of wood makes identification uncertain. Handforged iron share. Moldboard is built up on outer face w/additional layer of wood trimmed so that it continues curve... |
 | Single Handled Dutch Plow
Single handle, Dutch plow of type used in Hudson River Valley; pyramidal share is secured by iron bolt which attaches to bottom of share with a small "L" shaped hook & then passes up through top of share & on up through beam. Bolt is then secured w/iron wedge & washers. Standard is mortised through... |
 | Small Cast Iron Howard Plow
Small, one horse plow with wooden beam & handles & cast iron mold board, share & landside; "pyramidal share" type. Very triangular mold board with only nominal curve. Triangular share has reinforced point & is secured w/1 bolt. Standard cast integrally w/mold board has short toe tenon that fits into... |
 | Iron Shovel
Crude blacksmith-made square shovel with heavy iron blade made by welding to pieces of steet iron together leaving about a 4" deep lozenge shaped socket at top. Sides of the blade are bent forward about a 30o angle. Oak handle shaped with handsaw and drawknife, flares at bottom end to fit into... |
 | Cast Iron Plow marked Hartford Iron Foundry
A cast iron mold board for a plow with a fragment of the plowshare bolted to front; tenon on the top of the integrally cast standard originally passed through a mortise in the wooden plow beam and was locked in place with an iron key; flat share with no spur or fin that rises up the front of the... |
 | Cast Iron Plow Patented by John Mears and Made by Prouty &...
Wood handles & beam; cast iron mouldboard, landside, share & standard. Cast iron parts bolted together & replaceable. Adjustable cast iron land wheel on fore-end of beam to control depth of work; "Scotch Clevis" on the end of the beam swivels laterally & can be set at 3 different angles to the beam. |
 | Cast Iron Plow marked Hartford
Cast iron mould board, share and landside. Share and heel part of landside are removable; share is bolted on but landside is locked into a socket by the attachment to the furrow side (left) handle. Point of share shows nominal wear. Integrally cast standard with a tenon on top that originally... |
 | Cast Iron Plow marked Hartford
Cast iron mould board, share and landside. Share and heel part of landside are removable; share is bolted on but landside is locked into a socket by the attachment to the furrow side (left) handle. Point of share shows nominal wear. Integrally cast standard with a tenon on top that originally...
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