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Triangle Harrow Model

Periodmid 19th century

Place MadeNew Jersey, U.S.A.

MediumWood, brass

Dimensions8 × 2 × 9 in. (20.3 × 5.1 × 22.9 cm)

ClassificationsAgricultural T&E

Credit LineGift of William S. Holmes, 1932

Object number227

DescriptionA wooden triangle shaped harrow, with 26 hardened teeth on the reverse side, and a metal ovular ring at one corner of the triangle.
Curatorial RemarksIn agriculturally based communities such as Monmouth County, harrows were necessary pieces of farm equipment. Harrows such as this horse-drawn triangular stylle would be dragged over already-plowed fields, allowing the teeth to break up soil clods and clumps, reading the ground for the next step of planting.NotesThe original donor files note that this model was made by one "A. A. Allen," in or around the area of Allenwood in Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Although A. A. Allen has not yet been identified, this small model's relatively crude construction may indicate that it was made to serve as a patent model. Donor William S. Holmes served as the Monmouth County Historical Association's first Director and Curator, donating a number of items to its collections during the 1930s and 1940s.

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