AR3. MACHINERY

 

Machinery: Celery trimmer

Description: Made by Jake Hildebrand to use for trimming celery stalks.  Wooden platform with a side crank.

Donated Date: October 20, 1992

Donor: Henry Koop

Located: display shelf

Accession Number: 992.120.4

 

Machinery: Cross Cut Saw

Description: Belonged to Irma's father (John Warkentin) who used it for his farming during the 1930's

Donated Date: April 19, 1994

Donor: Irma Dyck

Located: display

Accession Number: 994.316.14

 

Machinery: Drill

Description: Red handle, "Dunlap" name, rusted, no bits.

Donated Date: July 12, 1993

Donor: Etcetera Shoppe

Located: display shelf

Accession Number: 993.22.6

 

Machinery: Hay fork & pulley

Description: Used to unload from thewagon into the haymow

               The barn had a track attached under the ridge

beam of the barn & extended through the “Hay Door” to the outside. A trolly system travelled on the track. The wagon load of hay was positioned under

the track. The pointed spurs on the hay fork were

driven into the hay as far as desired & the

movement of the handle turned the asours at right

angles, enabling a large quantity of hay to be lifted.

Date Donated:Sept.15/04

Donor:John H. & Helen Dyck

Location: Close to the video canbinet

Accession Number:004.24.32

 

Machinery: Horse Collar

Description: belonged to Irma's father (John Warkentin) who used it for his farming during the 1930's

Donated Date: April 19, 1994

Donor: Irma Dyck

Located: display

Accession Number: 994.316.12

 

Machinery: Lumber Hook

Description: used by Rudy Wiens in Northern Ontario, Reesor; metal tool, curved hook, shovel handle; silverpaint

Donated Date: May 17, 1994

Donor: Rudy Wiens

Located:

Accession Number: 994.334.1

 

Machinery: Measuring Tape

Description: Used by Nick Isaak in 1920's, when employed by Spruce Falls pulp and paper in Spruce Falls (30 miles from Reesor) to measure cords of wood before being shipped out in the winter.

Donated Date: November 22, 1994

Donor: Edith (Isaak) Tiessen

Located:

Accession Number: 994.28.6

 

Machinery: Photographic Equipment

Description: 1.     110 cm screen

     2.     Kodak carousel

     3.     8 slide trays

Donated Date: March 22, 1994

Donor: Ernie and Anne Neufeld

Located: storage room

Accession Number: 994.326.1-3

 

Machinery: Suitcase rack

Description: Used on the side of a Star car, belonging to Jacob and Maria Koop.  Illustration by John Wiens demonstrates how the rack was used.

Year: 1928

Donor: Henry Koop

Located: display shelf

Accession Number: 992.120.5

 

Machinery: Tree

Description: Wooden single tree; used in 1930's for farming

Donated Date: April 19, 1994

Donor: Irma Warkentin Dyck

Located: display

Accession Number: 994.316.15

 

Machinery: Typewriter and Case

Description: Brother Valiant make typewriter used by Elder N.N. Driedger to type first church bulletins as well as his Leamington Mennonite Church history book.

Year: 1950's

Donor: Henry and Käthe Warkentin

Located: Display case

Accession Number: 993.315.1

 

Machinery: Watermelon Crusher

Description: belonged to Ernest Rempel, was used to make watermelon syrup

Donated Date: August 4, 1999

Donor:  Ernest Rempel (re:  Bruno Penner - Bruno brought it in for Ernest)

Located: on table under book case

Accession Number:  999.332.1

 

Machinery: Well Water Pump

Description: belonged to Irma's father (John Warkentin) who used it for his farming during the 1930's

Donated Date: April 19, 1994

Donor: Irma Dyck

Located:

Accession Number: 994.316.13

 

Machinery: Whetstone (Grind Stone)

Description: Used to sharpen knives and scythes.  Owned by Jacob Koop.

Donated Date: October 20, 1992

Donor: Henry Koop

Located: display

Accession Number: 992.120.3

 

Machinery: Corn Planter

Description: Manual corn planter used to

          Plant corn or soyabeans before

          Mecahanical planters were invenete. Later it was used

          To replant where plants were missing in a row.

          Henry’s father planted several acers with this device

          When he didn’t have access to a mechanical planter.

Date Donated:

Donor: Jacob Janzen

Location:

Accession Number: 003.360.2

 

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AR3. MACHINERY

 

Machinery: Celery trimmer

Description: Made by Jake Hildebrand to use for trimming celery

 stalks.  Wooden platform with a side crank.

Donated Date: October 20, 1992

Donor: Henry Koop

Located: display shelf

Accession Number: 992.120.4

 

Machinery: Cross Cut Saw

Description: Belonged to Irma's father (John Warkentin) who used it

 for his farming during the 1930's

Donated Date: April 19, 1994

Donor: Irma Dyck

Located: display

Accession Number: 994.316.14

 

Machinery: Drill

Description: Red handle, "Dunlap" name, rusted, no bits.

Donated Date: July 12, 1993

Donor: Etcetera Shoppe

Located: display shelf

Accession Number: 993.22.6

 

Machinery: Horse Collar

Description: belonged to Irma's father (John Warkentin) who used it

 for his farming during the 1930's

Donated Date: April 19, 1994

Donor: Irma Dyck

Located: display

Accession Number: 994.316.12

 

Machinery: Lumber Hook

Description: used by Rudy Wiens in Northern Ontario, Reesor; metal

 tool, curved hook, shovel handle; silverpaint

Donated Date: May 17, 1994

Donor: Rudy Wiens

Located:

Accession Number: 994.334.1

 

Machinery: Measuring Tape

Description: Used by Nick Isaak in 1920's, when employed by Spruce

 Falls pulp and paper in Spruce Falls (30 miles from Reesor) to

 measure cords of wood before being shipped out in the winter.

Donated Date: November 22, 1994

Donor: Edith (Isaak) Tiessen

Located:

Accession Number: 994.28.6

 

Machinery: Photographic Equipment

Description: 1.    110 cm screen

     2.   Kodak carousel

     3.   8 slide trays

Donated Date: March 22, 1994

Donor: Ernie and Anne Neufeld

Located: storage room

Accession Number: 994.326.1-3

 

Machinery: Suitcase rack

Description: Used on the side of a Star car, belonging to Jacob and

 Maria Koop.  Illustration by John Wiens demonstrates how the rack

 was used.

Year: 1928

Donor: Henry Koop

Located: display shelf

Accession Number: 992.120.5

 

Machinery: Tree

Description: Wooden single tree; used in 1930's for farming

Donated Date: April 19, 1994

Donor: Irma Warkentin Dyck

Located: display

Accession Number: 994.316.15

 

Machinery: Typewriter and Case

Description: Brother Valiant make typewriter used by Elder N.N.

 Driedger to type first church bulletins as well as his Leamington

 Mennonite Church history book.

Year: 1950's

Donor: Henry and Käthe Warkentin

Located: Display case

Accession Number: 993.315.1

 

Machinery: Watermelon Crusher

Description: belonged to Ernest Rempel, was used to make watermelon

 syrup

Donated Date: August 4, 1999

Donor:  Ernest Rempel (re:  Bruno Penner - Bruno brought it in for

 Ernest)

Located: on table under book case

Accession Number:  999.332.1

 

Machinery: Well Water Pump

Description: belonged to Irma's father (John Warkentin) who used it

 for his farming during the 1930's

Donated Date: April 19, 1994

Donor: Irma Dyck

Located:

Accession Number: 994.316.13

 

Machinery: Whetstone (Grind Stone)

Description: Used to sharpen knives and scythes.  Owned by Jacob

 Koop.

Donated Date: October 20, 1992

Donor: Henry Koop

Located: display

Accession Number: 992.120.3

 

Machinery: Corn Planter

Description: Manual corn planter used to

Plant corn or soyabeans before

Mecahanical planters were invenete. Later it was used

To replant where plants were missing in a row.

Henry’s father planted several acers with this device

When he didn’t have access to a mechanical planter.

Date Donated:

Donor: Jacob Janzen

Location:

Accession Number: 003.360.2