The swingle tree was used to enable a horse to turn when drawing a plough or similar implement.rural industry, farm machinery

The swingle tree was used to enable a horse to turn when drawing a plough or similar implement.rural industry, farm machinery

The swingle tree was used to enable a horse to turn when drawing a plough or similar implement.rural industry, farm machinery

The swingle tree was used to enable a horse to turn when drawing a plough or similar implement.rural industry, farm machinery

The swingle tree was used to enable a horse to turn when drawing a plough or similar implement.rural industry, farm machinery

The swingle tree was used to enable a horse to turn when drawing a plough or similar implement.rural industry, farm machinery

The swingle tree was used to enable a horse to turn when drawing a plough or similar implement.rural industry, farm machinery

The swingle tree was used to enable a horse to turn when drawing a plough or similar implement.rural industry, farm machinery

The swingle tree was used to enable a horse to turn when drawing a plough or similar implement.rural industry, farm machinery

Used to plough to open up a furrow to allow for further cultivation by other implements.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

The photograph is from the album of Ivy Child. The farm yard is probably her home - The farm of her parents Ted and Ethel Child. Ivy May Child (1910 – 1989) was the daughter of Arthur Edward (Ted) Child (1878 – 1964) and Ethel May Madden (1888 – 1970). Ted Child was the son of Matthew Francis Child (1839 – 1933) and Martha Jeeves (1857 – 1926). He was the grandson of one of the early pioneers Francis Child. Ivy grew up on the family property on Childs Road and took many photographs. Most of these are glued into her photo album. The album covered the years from c1927 – 1932. Ivy married Henry William Burgess (1906 – 1968) in 1944. The photographs remain in their original state in the album with individual copies made. Sepia photograph showing a farm yard with a group of old, wooden farm sheds. A tree is growing centre left. A hand plough is in the centre with two larege wagon wheels. Various implements are leaning against the tree.Handwritten below the photograph in the album: Farm Yardivy child, ted child, ethel child, plough, farm, kalorama

Photograph of young Jessie Ebbels at home c1904 with chooks in the foreground and gardening implements visible.farm

A 'BUCKEYE" grape and cider press, manufactured by P.P. Mast & Co. of Springfield, Ohio, USA and distributed by P. Rohs, Sandhurst (Bendigo). The PP Mast Company was established in 1854. Their Buckeye drills, seeders and other implements played an important role in the development of American farm machinery, being sold in every American state, Europe and Australia. This press was used by the Gaasch family of Harcourt over several generations from 1898 to crush grapes for wine and vinegar making, subsequently to crush apples and then press the pulp to make apple vinegar and cider. The crushing was accompanied by lusty singing of songs and hymns such as 'Ein Feste Burg ist unter Gott'. The press was designed to be hand-operated but was later used by Harcourt Coolstores to press apples. It was then belt-driven by an electric motor. The press was restored (timber cleaned and varnished, metal shoes on base of wooden uprights, which had rotted ) by Mr. Howard Carr, 2001-An early application of mechanics to the crushing of grapes. Hand-driven, geared drive metal crushing parts, with metal flywheel, wooden feed hopper in vertical arrangement, wooden frame, tray and vat, with metal pressing screw installed in heavy metal yoke at front. Metal crushing section carries cast-in maker's name and patent details'BUCKEYE" manufactured by P.P. Mast & Co. of Springfield, Ohio, USA distributed by P. Rohs, Sandhurst (Bendigo).