Horse drawn single farrow mouldboard plough - wooden handles.'Tom Thumb' on iron where wooden shaft connects.rural industry, agriculture

p34 'Old Farm Machinery in Australia' Society Ref.Horse drawn, hand operated Spring Tyne Orchard Cultivator. It can be paired with a similar cultivator. Has 7 tynes one disc at rear both adjustable. Depth of tyne into soil controlled by levers for light scratching to deep. The weight per tooth was 1/2 that of ordinary English harrow. Useful for rough stony ground.'Harvey' - on rear disc adjuster pivot.rural industry, orcharding

Horse drawn one way plough with one share - mould board; two discs, one fluted. Two off set adjustable wheels. Hand steered. adjustable. Suited for dry soil and hillside. Possibly made by Thomas H Corbett of Perseverance Ironworks in Shrewsbury Shropshire who developed a similar plough in 1870s.'V13R and A8178' on the main frame. 'DH53' on rotary blade.|'V5' on handle attachment to frame.rural industry, orcharding

Used by Mr. Livermore, Snr, and his brothers to construct dams on their properties and for neighbours. It was filled by raising the wooden handle slightly so that the cutting edge bit into the earth. It was tipped by raising the handles higher so that the cutting edge bit in so deeply that the scoop was rotated and emptied.Horse drawn earth moving scoop used for construction of dams, irrigation channels, roads, etc on a farm, orchard, or roads, or where earth needs to be moved. Scoops had no tipping mechanism and needed considerable effort to empty them.rural industry, agriculture, transport, roads

Horse drawn pair of ''Lightning' tyne harrows. The tynes are fixed and each unit of the pair are linked together by a loose chain. They have been attached by chain to a length of timber which is in turn linked by chain to the horse or to a tractor.rural industry, agriculture

Bag Holder for bags being filled with wheat or other grains. It has three sharp hooks for gripping the edge of the bag. Three legs splayed out at the bottom-one leg is movable.rural industry, agriculture

Lever tyned walking scarifier, pulled by a horse. Designed for use in market gardens and is adjustable so the distance between rows may be varied. These items were on sale between C1900 and C1940 .Its lightweight construction suggests that this exhibits a late rather than an early model. Similar to a horse hoe scuffer used in America.rural industry, agriculture

Goose necked single farrow offset orchard plough- also known as a grapevine or 'silly' plough. it is an unusual fixed handle version.rural industry, orcharding

Wooden Handle Shovelrural industry, agriculture

Large caste iron wheel on which two knife cutters are fitted - hand rotated - material to be cut is fed through a canter-levered wooden box - reduction gears are used to ease the effort for the person operating it. All of this is mounted on a caste iron frame. Capable of cutting 'I/2 . 1/2 Chaff'|Similar one sold by Welch, Perrin & Co P/L in 1929 for 8 pound .The 'Bentall' Chaff Cutter moulded on the reduction gear cover. 'Bentall Improved (or Patented?) Chaff Cutter 913 Heybridge, Maldon, England' - on the body and wheel.rural industry, livestock

Dutch hoerural industry, agriculture

Bell on a leather strap - strap broken. Made to hang around cows neck.rural industry, livestock

Standard hoe with wooden handle.rural industry, agriculture

Metal milk measure with long handle hooked on end.Malleys Pintrural industry, livestock, domestic items, containers

Large lidded wooden box with metal turning handle on outside. Inside it has a curved bottom and a paddle wheel tuned by the metal handle.TIfood technology, dairying, rural industry, livestock

Hand forged steel, used for tightening grease cap to end of axle.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, wheelwrighting

Hand forged steel spanner used for tightening grease cap to end of axle.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, wheelwrighting

Hand forged steel spanner used for tightening grease cap to end of axle.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, wheelwrighting

Hand forged steel spanner used for tightening grease cap to end of axle.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, wheelwrighting

Blacksmith's vice called a leg vice. It rests on a solid block on the floor and secured on the bench with bolts. The vice was made of wrought iron with hardened steel jaws.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel used for holding hot steel whilst it was being forged.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Clamp - consisting of two tightened by 'T' screw having a left and right threads. Possibly used by a wheelwright.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, wheelwrighting

Hand forged steel used by farrier for shaping horse shoes.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, farriery

Made by a power hammer. Solid Steel.1791 12 lbs Brales Corural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Item was handed to Society members in the late 1970s by Mr. Davey.Green painted metal four legged stand to which is attached a large red painted wheel with two cutting blades and a handle.A green wooden chute extends out and two large cog wheels are at the start of this. See NA1416 for comments.The 'Bentall' CPB chaff cutter.rural industry, livestock, farm machinery

Hand forged steel used for holding hot steel whilst it was being forged.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, used for boring holes through timber.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, carpentry

Sheet metal frame with metal mesh sieve. Used for sieving 'breeze' or dust from coke to help in maintaining a clean fire.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

See NA2323 for history of donor and photo.Anvil - made from forged steel and used by the blacksmith as a table to hand forge hot steel etc.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

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