Rural Heritage April/May 2026

We get similar calls from people who’ve done an internet search and come up with one or more results that list Rural Heritage as a source. Those calls can be frustrating. So, I was a little apprehensive when I got a call from a fellow named JohnClayton,whohadawalkingplowhewaswondering about. It took me a few minutes to understand he was talking about a model — 17 inches long and 5 inches wide at the handle ends and 4.5 inches tall. Because there is no maker's stamp or other identification,John thinks it is not a sales model. “It is made of oak, metal wire and screws, brass plow point and hook. The landside is itself made of wood,” he says.“The screws appear to be handmade as the slots are all off-center and must have been made by someone with the skill and talent of a watchmaker,” he continued. He bought the model from an Etsy dealer in the Detroit, Mich., area in December 2024. When John asked him what he knew of its origin, he could only say that he purchased it at an estate sale in the area about a month before John bought it. The photos at the left show the plow in detail. Please write editor@ruralheritage.com if you have any information. — jm

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