﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:48:57 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Farms and Food History</title><link>https://www.farms.com:443%2freflections-on-farm-and-food-history%2fartifact-archive%2frss%2f461</link><atom:link href="https://www.farms.com:443%2freflections-on-farm-and-food-history%2fartifact-archive%2frss%2f461" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Hand Drill]]></title><link>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/hand-drill</link><description><![CDATA[ This is an example of an antique cast iron hand drill from an unknown time period. As with their modern, electrified counterparts, the human-powered hand drill was used to bore holes in materials ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/hand-drill</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Handheld Corn Sheller]]></title><link>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/handheld-corn-sheller</link><description><![CDATA[ This is a handheld cast-iron corn sheller in remarkable condition. Designed to shell corn kernels to produce feed for livestock, the corn sheller utilized a simple design to save countless hours of ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/handheld-corn-sheller</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Rat Trap]]></title><link>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/rat-trap</link><description><![CDATA[ This is an example of an old-fashioned wooden rat (or mouse) trap from an unknown time period. Obviously, the purpose of this device was to lure in and kill those pesky rodents who have from time ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/rat-trap</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Feed Grinder]]></title><link>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/feed-grinder</link><description><![CDATA[ This is an example of a mechanical hammermill, designed to crush grain used for livestock feed into smaller pieces or powder for easier digestion. This particular model was produced by S. Vessot & ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/feed-grinder</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Potato Planter]]></title><link>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/potato-planter</link><description><![CDATA[ This is an example of a late-19th century draft-powered potato planter. It is unclear when this particular model was produced and by whom. The mechanical potato planter, also known as a “bell ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/potato-planter</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Auto Knitter]]></title><link>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/auto-knitter</link><description><![CDATA[ This is an example of a hand crank-operated circular knitting machine known as “The Auto Knitter” in excellent condition. The particular model featured in this photo was manufactured by The Auto ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/auto-knitter</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Dolly Pin]]></title><link>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/dolly-pin</link><description><![CDATA[ This is an example of a dolly pin, a device used to launder clothes in the pre-washing machine era. Like with most laundry equipment from the depths of antiquity, the dolly pin was known by ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/dolly-pin</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[STUMP LIFTER]]></title><link>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/stump-lifter</link><description><![CDATA[ This is an example of an antique stump extractor used to expedite the process of removing tree stumps, or even large stones that would be too difficult to remove by hand. The model pictured here ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/stump-lifter</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[POST HOLE DIGGER]]></title><link>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/post-hole-digger</link><description><![CDATA[ This is an example of an iron post hole digger of the “clamshell digger” variety, so named because of shape of the blades. Unlike modern variants which typically use an auger design, the clamshell ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/post-hole-digger</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Cream Can]]></title><link>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/cream-can</link><description><![CDATA[ This is an example of a metal cream can that would have been familiar on many dairy farms prior to the invention of the mechanical cream separator in the 1880s. Before the separator, cream was made ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.farms.com/reflections-on-farm-and-food-history/artifact-archive/cream-can</guid></item></channel></rss>