Seed drill or planter. Planter has a wide trough divided into nine sections with a blade in the bottom with zigzag edges. Rope is looped through two sides of the trough. Underside of trough is lined with sheet metal. In middle of one side there is a metal brace which has straight sides which are then bent into a concave recess between them. To the right is a turned wood lever secured to a block in trough which connects the lever to the blade.
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Shaker Museum Drill, Seed. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=22339. Accessed on September 22, 2024
