On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Brinly - Hardy Company, American, founded 1839
Owned by
Lyles, Joshua, American
Date
after 1915
Medium
steel, wood
Dimensions
H x W x D (2012.155.11.1 plow): 10 1/4 x 30 x 65 in. (26 x 76.2 x 165.1 cm)
H x W x D (2012.155.11.2 horseshoe): 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 6 1/8 in. (2.2 × 14.5 × 15.5 cm)
Description
A steel walking plow with a wood handle and beam owned by Joshua Lyles. The plow has a moldboard on the right side. Embossed on the left side of the plow near the beam is "BRINLY'S / TRADE MARK / BRONCHO." Attached to the plow with metal bolts is a wooden beam. At the front of the beam a metal hitch is attached. A single wood handle is attached to the right side of the beam near the plow.
Place used
Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
Type
plows (agricultural equipment)
Topic
Agriculture
Communities
Rural life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
Object number
2012.155.11.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd537514fee-2869-4b38-8ee5-6e5647eca63a

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