Horse drawn plough
Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies Ltd
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
680 mm (Width); 2540 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Ipswich
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 551424
Summary
A simple horse drawn plough with a curved breast plate, share and share tip. The breast plate is adjustable by a threaded bolt and nut mechanism. An 11-hole tee head is present, as is a hake and a locking pin on a chain. A bracket for a coulter is present, but there is no coulter. Both the land and furrow wheels are present. There is a bracket for a tool on the handle (spanner/wrench)
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
'TCP56' 'STEEL CHILL BREAST' 'TCP2' 'RANSOMES, SIMS and JEFFRIES IPSWICH ENGLAND'
Makers and roles
Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies Ltd