Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CORN, BEAN SEED

Date

1894

Materials

WOOD, GALVANIZED TIN, STEEL

No. Pieces

2

Length

84.4

Width

29.9

Diameter

10.4

Description

GREEN HOPPER, RED FRAME. WOODEN HANDLE. "MANUFACTURED BY TRADE ACME P.O.? UIMPLEMENT CO. TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. U...". PAINT ON LABEL CRACKING AND FLAKING OFF. CONSERVATION REPORT ON FILE.

Subjects

AGRICULTURAL T&E

Historical Association

AGRICULTURE

History

REFERENCE: MONTOGOMERY WARD CATALOGUE 1894. **UPDATE 20 SEPTEMBER 2013: FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE VAN HORNE FAMILY, PLEASE SEE THE ELECTRONIC AND PERMANENT FILES OF DONATIONS P19672878000 AND P19651981000. REFERENCED FILES INCLUDE A TRANSCRIPTION OF AN ORAL INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE VAN HORNE’S GRANDDAUGHTER MIRIAM SMITH IN 2012. **UPDATE 7 APRIL 2020: GALT COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A RELEVANCY AUDIT OF THE MUSEUM’S ASHTRAY COLLECTION, INCL. AN EXAMPLE DONATED BY RENE CRIGHTON (NEE VAN HORNE). THE AUDIT LED PUNDYK TO INTERVIEW MS. MIRIAM SMITH, RENE CRIGHTON’S DAUGHTER, ON 11 OCTOBER 2018 TO LEARN IF SHE HAD SPECIFIC MEMORIES OF THE ASHTRAY AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER OBJECTS DONATED BY RENE ON HER MATERNAL FAMILY’S BEHALF. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE ARTIFACT, MIRIAM SMITH SAID, “I HAVE NO IDEA. I’VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS. OH, FOR PLANTING SEEDS IN A GARDEN? I DON’T KNOW, BUT MY DAD WAS A GREAT GARDENER. …. MY MOTHER USED TO PLANT FLOWERS. THEY WON AWARDS FOR THE BEST YARD IN THE CITY. … AND, THE CRIGHTON HOUSE IS JUST OFF OF 7TH AVENUE AND 17TH STREET, BUT I DON’T KNOW WHO OWNS IT NOW. BUT, MOTHER COULD HAVE HAD THAT, BECAUSE HER AND DADDY WERE GREAT GARDENERS. … MY MOM AND DAD, YEAH. MY DAD USED TO CUT THE LAWN EVERY SECOND DAY, WHETHER IT NEEDED IT OR NOT, AND WATER – AND MOTHER WOULD PLANT ALL THESE PLANTS. MOM REALLY LIKED THEM ALL. THEY LIKED MARIGOLDS, AND THINGS THAT ARE STURDY AND GROW PRETTY GOOD. THEY USED TO GO OUT TO MICHIKODA’S AND GET THEIR PLANTS EVERY YEAR, AND THEY WERE OUT BY WHERE THE CASINO IS – IN THAT AREA THERE. I DON’T KNOW WHETHER MICHIKODA – THERE’S A BIG HOUSE THERE INSTEAD. THEY’VE BEEN GONE FOR A LONG TIME. BUT, IF IT’S A SEED PLANTER, I COULD BELIEVE MY MOTHER WOULD HAVE IT. SHE DID A LOT OF GARDENING.” THE INTERVIEW AND A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW CAN BE FOUND IN THE PERMANENT FILE P19672867000.

Catalogue Number

P19694614000

Acquisition Date

1969-09

Collection

Museum

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