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Seed fiddle, Marazion Museum, Cornwall

The seed fiddle operated like drawing a bow across a fiddle (hence the name).

 

The fiddle was attached to a grain box or a bag. When the bow was drawn, it turned a star shaped wheel which threw out the seed in a regular pattern. The rate of the seed could be adjusted by a lever.

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Uploaded on August 3, 2011
Taken on August 3, 2011