Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- George Madison, American, 1893 - 1968
- Mckinley Madison, 1896 - 1978
- Ernest Madison, American, born 1887
- Description
- A hand-held stab corn planter made of wood and metal used by the Madison family. The corn planter has two wood handles attached to two parallel pieces of wood attached at the other end by a metal tip. The end with the handles is not connected and the parallel wood pieces can be moved apart. One of the wood pieces has a metal seed box attached to it.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
- 1880s - 1890s
- Object number
- 2012.155.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- hand tools
- Medium
- wood and iron alloy
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 34 in. (8.9 x 26.7 x 86.4 cm)
- Place used
- Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Agriculture
- Communities
- Families
- Rural life
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.155.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59062b727-3c26-45bb-b291-d7ce3c435c9c
