FENCE STRAINER
A central metal bar with notches cut into it, which form a part of the ratchet system,and a hook on one end.This bar slots into a groove on the second part.There is a handle with a cog which slots into the notches to tighten the ratchet when raised and lowered.On the opposite end are two more bars with hooks, which open at right angles to the ratchet.
The fence strainer was used on Runnymeade Orchard, Albany Highway, Bedfordale in the early to mid 1900s by members of the Cross family. The fence strainer would have been used to tighten wires for varies reasons from new and repaired fences and trellises for vegetables and fruit which was commercially produced on the property.
In the 1980s Chris and Terry Stanton lived on the property and found this and other tools, which had been left behind when the property was subdivided and sold in the c1970s.
Details
Details
Text on the handle: [HERCULES RUM TOOL], [ST JOSEPH MICHIGAN] and [NO 1]. Text on the two hooks: [PAT. APLD 7R] and [PAT. APLD 7L]
The tools were originally used by the Cross family on the Runnymeade Orchard located on Albany Highway in Bedfordale. The orchard was started in 1895 by Benjamin Edward Vidgen Cross. In the early 1900s with the help of his new wife Maria (local girl Ann Maria Fancote) and his brothers Archibald, Harry and Gordon they built the property into a successful commercial market garden. Edward's brothers Harry and Archie would later purchase their own orchards in near by Roleystone.
City of Armadale - History House
City of Armadale - History House
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