Hay rake
Howards
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
1200 x 1500 mm; 2300 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Bedford
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 552621
Summary
A horse drawn hay rake consisting of a series of twenty one curved hooks attached to a shaft running between two iron rimmed wheels, each having seven spokes. Manufacturer: James and Frederick Howard (sometimes J. and F. Howard, sometimes Howards) of Britannia Ironworks, Bedford.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
W24 'New Patent Steel Tooth Horse Rake'
Makers and roles
Howards , manufacturer