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A seed spreader with rotary action.

Patent application US1912893 filed on May 15, 1931 lists Henry Engel, Queens Village, New York, as the inventor of a lawn and turf edger which is “cheap to manufacture, reliable in operation, easy to manipulate, and capable of being handled with…

Patent application US1912893 filed on May 15, 1931 lists Henry Engel, Queens Village, New York, as the inventor of a lawn and turf edger which is “cheap to manufacture, reliable in operation, easy to manipulate, and capable of being handled with…

Probably a stand behind seed spreader, some parts are missing.

Hand rotary dusters were used to apply chemicals, whether herbicides or fertilizer in powder form. When the handle is rotated, a fan rotates at high speed and draws air from outside to broadcast the dust.

Hand rotary dusters were used to apply chemicals, whether herbicides or fertilizer in powder form. When the handle is rotated, a fan rotates at high speed and draws air from outside to broadcast the dust.

Machetes were versatile tools possibly used at Montgomery Place for cutting cane and fodder, cutting wood, clearing plant growth and chopping compost.

Machetes were versatile tools possibly used at Montgomery Place for cutting cane and fodder, cutting wood, clearing plant growth and chopping compost.

This tool is among those stored in the Montgomery Place greenhouse attic and pole barn. They were found ca. 2016 by Bard staff and volunteers.