Steam roller
John Fowler & Co. (Leeds) Ltd
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
1923
Materials
Brass, Glass, Iron, Wood
Measurements
3140 x 2170 mm; 5660 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Leeds
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 552011
Caption
This Fowler steam engine from 1923, known as 'Glenys', is part of the Geler Jones collection of agricultural and domestic machinery previously owned by Geler Jones of Cardigan, a saddler. It is now housed in a purpose-built building at Llanerchaeron and looked after by our knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers.
Summary
Fowler steam engine (Glenys), body painted ox blood colour with red, yellow and black line detail and wooden canopy.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
(on plate) 'John Fowler and Co Leeds Ltd, serial No. 16003, Leeds England'.
Makers and roles
John Fowler & Co. (Leeds) Ltd, builder