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  • From: VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] interesting discovery
  • Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:09:58 -0700 (PDT)

It is a horse drawn earth moving tool. This one is
about 2.5' wide x 2' deep x 1' tall. A Y shaped
bracket attaches to harness with a clevis and to a
loop on each side of the scoop. A wooden handle on
each side extending out back. The operator pushes
down on the front to scoop up dirt, then lifts the
front until the dumping place is reached, when he
lifts the back to empty.
This one appears to have been at least partly hand
forged.
This was the primary tool used in building of the Erie
Canal. A later heavier duty version is called the
"fresno scraper".
Van dell


--- Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:

>
> On Apr 22, 2007, at 10:39 AM, VAN DELL JORDAN wrote:
>
> > Was out to our land yesterday, just out walking
> with
> > son and grand kids. Saw a piece of me tel
> sticking
> > out of ground. After we wrestled it out of the
> dirt
> > including breaking a few tree roots that were
> > intertwined, we discovered that is was a "slip
> scoop"
> > in very good shape, only surface rust, only damage
> was
> > handles rotted away.
>
> Please explain what is a slip scoop.
>
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