Horse drawn competition plough
R. Hornsby and Sons Ltd
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
680 mm (Width); 3660 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Grantham
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 551414
Summary
A simple horse drawn competition plough with a long, curved breast plate and blade coulter but no share. A 16-hole tee head is present. A bar runs from the handle to the main beam. Both the land and furrow wheels are present, as is a movable bladed lever, used to remove soil from the furrow wheel.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
'RY(?)56' 'BP4' 'SCB3' 'No 2' 'SCB' 'R. HORNSBY and SONS Ld PATENT GRANTHAM ENGLAND' (inscriptions on wheels but illegible)
Makers and roles
R. Hornsby and Sons Ltd