Summary
Hand held field cultivator (possibly handmade) used at a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia circa 1920.
Physical Description
Possibly a handmade machine, of metal and wood, to break up the soil before planting was done. Two metal bands are wrapped aroung two round wooden blocks, which rotate as the machine is pushed or pulled along. There are fourteen flat, curved metal blades which protrude from the metal bands, tearing the soil as the machine moves along. There is a long curved wooden shaft with a wooden cross- bar handle.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Used
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Gardening
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
16 cm (Length), 21.5 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
250 mm (Length), 265 mm (Width), 1175 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
26 cm (Length), 28 cm (Width), 122 cm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: Max dimensions
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References
Oral history, Dr E.C. Dax, 4 May 1992.
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Gardening Equipment, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
