Hay lifter
Jones
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
870 x 455 mm; 1320 mm (Length)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 551396
Summary
Hay lifter - Four long curved teeth - two on either side - connected to two arms which pivot where they meet. Each arm has a pulley wheel attached. At the centre is a loop from which the object is hung. A slightly curved bar runs along the top of the object with an adjustable pulley at either end. The moveable arms have teeth meeting at the middle and the arms move the same on each side.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
JONES'S PATENT
Makers and roles
Jones