Metal bar,small, rounded, curved end. Two holes drilled in center of bar.
Provenance
The minutes found in the Journal of Oct. 4, 1912 is a listing of "old utensils" given by Geo. W. Brown, printer from Lancaster, including bayonet, scabbard, old thimble, corn husker, egg beater.
Champion Seeder. Rectangular wooden box (painted red), 2 inches deep with durable canvas fabric tacked around rim. This bag to hold seeds is seamed vertically (one side) and is 13 inches high. On one side of the box is a wooden handle that opens. An internal slot allows seeds to drop onto a circular tin spreader that spins. 4 blades scatter seeds.
Stamped onto the red painted wooden side: "Champion Seeder/ Pat 1880,82, 85 & 88"
A 2-handled dowel is attached to a center spool by a thin leather cord. Pulling this cord side to side makes the spreader spin.
Tobacco spear iron tip. Hollow spear point fits onto a now-missing wooden shaft and is used to spear several tobacco plant that would be hung for drying.
