Patent Model - Improvement in Check-Row Corn-Planters

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Hulbert McConoughey (b.1836, d.1905), Patentee
Hulbert McConoughey (b.1836, d.1905), Assignor
James Hart, Assignee
Austin Smith (b.1823, d.1893), Assignee
Sidney Botts (b.1843, d.1921), Assignee
 Production date
Jun 25 1878
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Media/Materials
Mixed woods, tin, iron
Measurements
4 x 10 x 10 1/4" (10.2 x 25.4 x 26cm)
Description
The object of McConoughhey's invention "is to furnish an improved attachment for any ordinary seed-planter, for planting the seed in accurate check-row by means of a smooth rope, which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, and reliable in operation." (Patent Number 205,283)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object number
2015.14.2628a,b
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