Taðkvörn

1860 - 1940

In preservation at

Skítamylla smíðuð af Guðmundi Þorfinnssyni b. á Litla-Steinsvaði. Notuð af gefanda, Aðalheiði Sigurðardóttur, Galtastöðum fram til árs 1974-5.

Main information

Guðmundur Þorfinnsson, Attributed
Aðalheiður Sigurðardóttir, Used by
Donor: Aðalheiður Sigurðardóttir

Dating

1860 - 1940

Material

Lífræn efni, Viður

Object-related numbers

Museumnumber a: MA "Museumnumber b": 1976-26

Dimensions

102.3 x 76 x 43.5 cm Lengd: 102.3 Breidd: 76 Hæð: 43.5 cm

Place

Staður: Fremri-Galtastaðir, Galtastaðir fram, 701-Egilsstöðum, Múlaþing

Exhibition text

Af grunnsýningu 1996-2005:The manure grinder The manure of domestic animals was used in the springtime as a fertilizer for the fields. In was invented in 1880 in Skagafjörðu (northern Iceland). One of the first manure grinders in the east was made in 1890 at the farm Torfastaðir in Jökulsárhlíð. The manure grinder made the work far more easier than before. Usually two persons worked the manure grinder, on turned the handle and the other one put the manure in the grinder.

Record type

Artifact

Collection

Undirskrá: Almenn munaskrá

Keywords

Keyword: Taðkvörn

Place of origin

65°27'2.4"N 14°26'4.3"W