Hay maker
Henry Bamford and Sons
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Wood
Measurements
1200 x 2000 mm; 1750 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Uttoxeter
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 553113
Summary
A hay maker consisting of a central axle with a 9-spoked wheel at each end and a series of metal hooks arranged upon four smaller discs which are attached along the axle at regular intervals. A bar runs along the length and gives on to two hitching points.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
Bamford's Patent Progress Hay Maker Henry Bamford and Sons Leighton Iron Works, Uttoxeter Staff. F1
Makers and roles
Henry Bamford and Sons