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H. C. DOSEDLA







PLATE VII The sole type with a sheer-pointed
oar-shaped share - Dabergotz type.
Fig. 1. Ard with a beam supported by a wheel
foot, a single stilt, and a socketed share provided
with a short, flat wooden shaft and symmetrical
mould strokers placed next to the bevelled neck
of the sole. From the Bohemian Forest, 19th cen-
tury. (Drawn by Dosedla after Sperber 1982, 237,
fig-477).
Fig. 2. Ard with a forecarriage, a single stilt with
a one-sided handle, and the same constructional
kind of the tilling wedge as above. From the
Bavarian Forest, 19th century. (Drawn by
Dosedla after Sperber 1982, 237, fig. 476).
Fig. 3. Ard with a yoke beam and a long board
shaft bearing a socketed share in a sheer position
to the sole between the single stilt and the sheath.
From Travnika, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, about 1930.
(Drawn by Dosedla after Bratanic 1939, 25,
fig. 10a).
Fig. 4. Ard with a forecarriage (not depicted), a
curved beam, a single stilt, and a long board shaft
bearing a socketed share in a sheer position to the
sole leaning against the sheath. From St. Oswald,
District of Spittai, Carinthia, early 20th century.
(After Dosedla 1978/79, 5, fig. 4).
Fig. 5. Plough-ard, same construction as above,
but improved by an additional reversible mould-
stroker. From Kleinkirchen, District of Spittai,
Carinthia, early 20th century. (After Dosedla
1977, pl. II, fig. 1.3).

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