Waddell Scraper - Fort Missoula, MT
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This somewhat rusted scraper is in the collection of vintage machinery and tractors at Fort Missoula in Missoula, Montana.
Waymark Code: WMM0BD
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2014
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Fort Missoula, for nearly a century a military fort, is now a National Historic Place and park. In the park are a few of the pre 20th century buildings from the original 1877 fort and many buildings from the early 1900s. They have an eclectic collection of large artefacts, including machinery and tractors, a lookout tower, railroad engine and cars, a tipi burner, the old Drummond, MT RR station, an old school and an old mission, artillery and a historical museum. It's a great place to spend an afternoon or a whole day.
This scraper is on display at the southwest corner of the tipi burner in the machinery display area of the park. The attendant information plaque's title tor this machine is "1905 Waddell Fertilizer Spreader". In the description it notes that this is one of 10 Manure Scrapers made by Thomas Waddell and that the fertilizer spreader drum has been removed. Anyhow, what we have now is an earth scraper/mover, the precursor of the giant earthmovers of today.
