Hayfork
| Nom de l'objet : | Hayfork |
| Titre : | Hayfork |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Tools & Equipment |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Agricultural |
| Numéro de catalogue : | C-5857 |
| Numéro d'accession : | 4798 |
| Description : | 1.8 H X 53.7 L, CM.. CONDITION, VERY RUSTY, RUST REMOVED BY RESTORATION SECTION & OILED. HAY FORK IS MADE OF STEEL. CONSISTS OF A 'U' SHAPED FLAT-IRON MAIN FRAME WITH A LEVERED CROSS-BAR WHICH MOVES TWO VERTICAL RODS TO OPERATE TWO SHORT POINTED PRONGS PIVOTED AT THE ENDS OF THE FRAME ARMS. THE MAIN FRAME IS MADE OF 15/16 IN. X 3/8 IN. FLAT STEEL. IT IS ABOUT 8.93 CM HIGH WITH ARMS FACING DOWN. THE DOUBLE TOW RING, ROPE GUIDE-RELEASE & ROPE GUIDE ARE RIVETTED THROUGH THE SIDES ACROSS THE TOP. THE CROSS-ARM IS A FOUR-VEINED HEAVY SHAFT WITH ROUND-SHAFTED ENDS TURNING IN BUSHING BRACKETS DOUBLE-RIVETTED TO THE ARMS OF THE MAIN FRAME ABOUT 1/5 WAY FROM THE TOP. THE CROSS-ARM HAS A FLAT, ROUND-ENDED PROJECTION CLOSE TO EITHER INSIDE EDGE OF THE MAIN FRAME. EACH PROJECTION HAS A SIDE HOLE THROUGH WHICH PIVOTS THE 'L' SHAPED, COTTER-KEYED END ON EACH VERTICAL PUSH ROD. EACH ROD IS 1/2 IN. DIAMETER, & RUNS PARALLEL TO THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE FRAME. THE END OF EACH ROD PIVOTS ON A IN THROUGH THE SLOT OF EACH PRONG. EACH PRONG HAS ANOTHER PIN TO PIVOT AT THE END OF THE FRAME ARM. EACH PRONG IS SQUARE-TAPERED WITH ROUNDED CORNERS TO A BLUNT TIP. BACK VIEW, THE HANDLE IS ON THE RIGHT, ONE-PIECE WITH THE CROSS-BAR, EXTENDING ABOUT 36 CM.. HANDLE CROSS-SECTION IS 'T' SHAPED FROM THE CROSS-BAR WITH A CURVED 'T' SHAPED BRACE TO ONE SIDE. THE HANDLE HAS TWO MILD OPPOSITE CURVES FROM THE CROSS-BAR EXTENDING TO THE HAND-HOLD, WHICH IS SLOPED BACK. THE HAND-HOLD IS 9.2 CM. LONG, ROUND, BUT THICKER CENTRALLY. IT IS HOLLOW WITH VARIOUS SHAPED HOLES, FRONT & BACK, & A CIRCULAR HOLE IN THE END. BELOW THE TOP OF THE FRAME, THE FRONT VEIN OF THE HANDLE IS WIDENED WITH A SQUARE CHANNEL FOR THE COG OF THE ROPE GUIDE RELEASE. THE ROPE GUIDE RELEASE PROJECTS AS A COG BELOW & A LOOP-ENDED SHAFT ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FRAME. IT IS SPRING-LOADED, OPERATES SIDEWAYS & IS HOUSED AGAINST THE FRONT OF THE FRAME BY THE EXTENDED BRACKET OF THE ROPE GUIDE. THE ROPE GUIDE HAS A LARGER LOOP-ENDED PROJECTION ON THE FAR RIGHT. THE TOW RING CONSISTS OF A HORIZONTAL '8' SHAPE OF TWO HEAVY RINGS, ONE-PIECE WITH THE UPPER EDGE OF A 14 CM. LONG BRACKET BOLTED THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE FRAME TO THE LEFT OF THE ROPE GUIDE-RELEASE. ON THE SAME BRACKET IS A FLAT PIECE TO THE RIGHT OF THE '8' SHAPE. THIS HAS A RIVET ON WHICH PIVOTS A COG. THIS COG CLOSES A GAP ON THE OPEN END OF A SQUARED HOOK PROJECTION AT THE RIGHT END OF THE BRACKET. |
| Nombre d'objets : | ? |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | ? |
| Étiquette ou poinçon : | CUT INTO THE SURFACE, OF TOW RING BRACKET H-149 , OF ROPE GUIDE BRACKET H-152 , OF ONE PRONG _5 , OR ROPE GUIDE-RELEASE H-15_ EMBOSSED ON HANDLE, X_ H-148 . |
| Département : | Cultural History |
| Établissement : |
Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Calgary |
| Province de l'établissement : | Alberta |
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