Object number
79/53
Title
American plough, The Oliver 20 WB-RH,
Creator
Description
This is an American wooden horse plough with iron hake, wheel, share and coulter. It is painted red. It was made by Oliver of Chilled Plough Works, South Bend, Indiana, and is inscribed 'The Oliver 20 WB-RH'. The museum holds no information about its place of use.
Physical description
1 plough: metal, wood
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Wooden horse plough with iron hake, wheel, sahre and coulter. // Red colour. // Inscription: see below The Oliver 20 WB-RH // Length: 200.0cm (approx) // Width at handles: 78.0cm // Made by Oliver // Chilled Plough Works // South Bend Indiana U.S.A. // Found in museum unaccessioned // Came from the Agricultural Machinery Department University of Reading.'
Production place
South Bend
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- Length 2000 mm
- Length 1010 mm
Associated subject
Associated person/institution
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13335.tif - High resolution image
