Ladder, Used by Luther Burbank, circa 1910
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Artifact Overview
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist and author, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. He used traditional gardening tools in his plant research, like this ladder designed for use with fruit trees. With it he could climb into the limbs bearing fruit and clip buds or twigs for grafting.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Ladder
Date Made
circa 1910
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Luther Burbank Office
Object ID
24.149.21
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Luther Burbank.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Brown
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