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Wheat Grinder

Wheat Grinder

A hand powered wheat seed grinder. The grinder can be used by holding the handle and rolling it back and forth over seeds until ground. Wheat was one of the agricultural products grown in the Holland Marsh area. Part of a donation by Tom Fuller Jr. that consists of items used in agriculture on the Holland Marsh.

Tom Fuller, Jr.

Sickle

Sickle

A metal and wooden sickle. Similar to a scythe, a sickle is a hand held tool for agricultural use, specifically used to cut things like grass or hay.

Bill Marks

Horse Shoe

Horse Shoe

Metal horseshoe attached to wood to create a marsh horseshoe. These types of shoes were commonly used to prevent horses from sinking in marshes or soft ground. They would have been used by marsh farmers in the area when needing to conduct work, such as cutting hay.

Bill Marks

Horse Cart Bar

Horse Cart Bar

Wooden and metal horse-drawn wagon/cart bar. This item would have been used to connect the wagon/cart with the horses pulling it.

Bill Marks

Jar of Wheat Seeds

Jar of Wheat Seeds

Jar of wheat seeds. Wheat was one of the agricultural products grown in the Holland Marsh area. Part of a donation by Tom Fuller Jr. that consists of items used in agriculture on the Holland Marsh.

Tom Fuller, Jr.

Marsh Clippers

Marsh Clippers

One pair of marsh clippers. These clippers were used for cutting lettuce on the Holland Marsh during the 1930s. Part of a donation by Tom Fuller Jr. that consists of items used in agriculture on the Holland Marsh.

Tom Fuller, Jr.

Farming Artifacts

A collection of items and artifacts used in farming/agriculture in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

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