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Seed cleaning screen

mid 19th-mid 20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A seed cleaning screen. The screen is constructed with a square wooden box frame and a wire mesh screen attached to the bottom of the frame. Along the bottom edges of the box frame is metal stripping that holds the screen in place. The box frame is held together with flat head nails.

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Catalog reference: 2017.108.23.36

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