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ObjectID	Object Description
2018.018.091 Insulator, Communication	U-158: USA U-143 through U-180 are telephone & telegraph styles with an inner skirt While glass insulators were more popular in the United States in Telecommunications development, porcelain was… Read More
2018.018.092 Insulator, Communication	HEMINGRAY - 10 "The use of twisted pairs of wires instead of two drop-wires require a special insulator, and in 1914, the Hemingray No. 10 pony insulator was developed for this purpose." "It is today… Read More
2018.018.093 Insulator, Communication	HEMINGRAY - 9 "This insulator has answered the needs of rural telephone line work for many years. Using only nine ounces of glass, it has a maximum leakage path which approaches standard long-… Read More
2018.018.094 Insulator, Communication	HEMINGRAY - 16 & 17 (Mold # 26, 1953) In the early days of the telephone, single petticoat insulators were standard for toll line construction. The Hemingray No. 16, with a single petticoat is… Read More
2018.018.095 Insulator, Communication	This insulator is an oddity in this collection as it is not made out of porcelain or glass. It appears to be a painted wood or rubber, or perhaps a composite of several different materials. For any… Read More
2018.018.096 Tool, Grain Processing	This is a seed corn grader. It consists of a galvanized hand-cranked tin drum on a wooden and metal frame. A large funnel is inserted into a hole on top at one end. Seed corn was fed into the funnel… Read More
2018.018.097 Tool, Grain Processing	This Buckeye Hand Planter was manufactured by the Eagle Machine Co. of Lancaster, Ohio. It consists of two wooden boards, each with a rounded top and carved wooden handgrip and a metal plate on the… Read More
2018.018.098 Clevis	This is a clevis. It is an attachment made of a sturdy piece of forged iron fashioned into a U-shape. This clevis is meant to be attached to the end of a tongue of a wagon or plow. A sturdy pin or… Read More
2018.018.099 Scythe, Cradle	This is a grain cradle and scythe. It belonged to Arthur Johnson who was born in 1877 near Nashua, Iowa. The grain cradle consists of a typical scythe, which is a curved blade attached to a long,… Read More
2018.018.100 Guidepost	This is a check-wire anchor stake, also known as a corn stake or row marker. This stake anchored the knotted wire that ran through the trip forks on a two-row corn planter. As each knot ran through… Read More
2018.018.101 Cornhusker, Hand	This is a "Boss" Husker, manufactured by the Boss Manufacturing Co., Kewanee, Illinois. This corn husking hook is made of leather with a metal prong. Before the development and wide use of mechanical… Read More
2018.018.102 Oiler, Hog	This ridged concrete ball is a hog oiler. Both the base and ball are made of concrete, with metal braces. It is believed to have been made by Standard Manufacturing of Cedar Falls, Iowa. The base was… Read More
2018.018.103 Cornhusker, Hand	This hand corn husking glove is made of leather with a metal hook attached. There are two leather bands with buckles. The thicker of the two bands secures around the wrist and the thinner band wraps… Read More
2018.018.104 Knife, Hay	This two-handed tool is a hay knife, made of cast iron with two wooden grips. It has a serrated, single cutting edge with eight serrations. Hay knives were used for cutting a haystack in two for sale… Read More
2018.018.105 Stand, Shoeing	This wooden hoof-trimming stand was used by Henry Neumann to trim the hooves of horses and oxen. Henry Neumann was born in 1859 in Germany and was brought by his father, Frederick, to Black Hawk… Read More
2018.018.106 Brooder, Poultry	This poultry brooder was purchased at a farm sale in northern Grundy County. It is made of sheet metal and the cone-shaped roof has a handle on the top. There is a horizontally sliding door on the… Read More
2018.018.107 Planter, Hand	This hand planter was owned by Truman Gerholdt (1887-1952) and perhaps also used by Truman's father, John H. Gerholdt (1857-1943) on the family farm near Cedar Falls, Iowa. The farm was first settled… Read More
2018.018.108 Knife, Hay	This hay knife was patented September 5, 1899 and is stamped "THE AMERICAN." Its steel shaft was originally painted green, which is now mostly worn off. This knife has a four-piece blade with small… Read More
2018.018.109 Currycomb	This currycomb is made of metal and wood, just like many of those made today. It does, however, have far fewer teeth. A currycomb is used to groom horses. For any use other than instructional… Read More
2018.018.110 Punch, Ear Tag	This ear tag punch is an instrument used to attach ear tags to cattle. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright… Read More
2018.018.111 Feeder, Poultry	This poultry feeder consists of a tin trough with a rotating bar along top and was used to feed chickens or turkeys. It is from the farm of Elmer and Ruth (Tyson) Brandes in East Waterloo Twp., Black… Read More
2018.018.112 Leader, Livestock	This 42" long wooden pole is used to lead bulls. There is a large clip and small link chain at the end of the pole. The clip went into nose ring of bull, so that the animal could be safely led from… Read More
2018.018.113 Cowbell	This solid brass, very heavy cowbell hung around the neck of the donor's old cow until she was struck by lightning in 1911. The bell dates to ca. 1904. For any use other than instructional resources… Read More
2018.018.114 Tile, Drain	This is a handmade farm field drainage tile. It was found by the donors on the Earl & Vera Miller farm which was settled in 1868 by Carl Miller. They believe the tile was handmade at John Raab's… Read More
2018.018.115 Camera, 35 mm	This camera is a spring-driven "Sept" model with a black metal housing and a removable square motor housing. Septs were made by the French company, Andre Debrie, and were in production in Paris… Read More