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The Pea Viner

The pea harvest at that time was preformed with the use of a reaper with a pick-up attachment for the sickelle or cutting bar. The peas were then hand loaded on hay rack styled wagons and trucks and hauled to the viner site.

The Pea Viner is a machine which gently rolls the pea vines and pods, allowing only the peas to collect in boxes called "lugs".

This Pea Viner is not as large as a commercial unit, however, the same process was used to remove the peas from the pods & vines. The purpose for this small pea viner was to establish the condition of the pea pods to conclude whether the peas were right for harvest. A trial cutting of pea vines was processed through this machine to establish the ripeness of the peas.
 

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