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Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Diamond harrows
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Incomplete (three quarter) set of diamond (spike) harrows untainted metalfarm machinery, harrowing, diamond harrows, tractor drawn -
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Functional object - Garden barrow
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Found in Amess Barn 1980s, this garden barrow is a typical example found on farms. Constructed using found materials and excess pieces, the garden barrow is analogous to the modern wheelbarrow.Handmade garden wheelbarrow with wooden flat tray made from abutting planks and single metal wheelfarm machinery, barrow, hand operated, hand made -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Grinder wheel on stand
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Grinder wheel, sandstone on wooden stand unpaintedfarm machinery, grindstone, hand operated -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Single furrow mould board plough
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Ploughing is a major part of soil conservation, and until 1945, it was mainly done with the aid of horses. The plough cuts into the soil with a coulter, and is followed by the share. The latter digs deeper and pushes up the soil which is then turned over by the mould board. This buries weeds, and exposes the soil to the elements whilst creating a furrow. Single furrow triangular mould board plough painted greenfarm machinery, soil cultivation, mould board plough, horse drawn -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Single furrow mould board plough
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Ploughing is a major part of soil conservation, and until 1945, it was mainly done with the aid of horses. The plough cuts into the soil with a coulter, and is followed by the share. The latter digs deeper and pushes up the soil which is then turned over by the mould board. This buries weeds, and exposes the soil to the elements whilst creating a furrow. Single furrow mould board plough, handles painted green,silver worn off base of mouldboardfarm machinery, soil cultivation, mouldboard plough, horse drawn -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Wagon wheel
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Wagon wheel with wooden hub, spokes, and rim; and metal lined rim.farm machinery, wheel, horse drawn vehicle, wagon -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Three Quarter Yard Scoop, Gaston & Sons, 1920
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...The Three Quarter Yard scoop was used to scrape out and relocate dirt. Early scoops would be dragged behind horses with the worker guiding direction. In later years scoops were attached to a tractor. The dragging collected dirt in the bucket, the bucket was then raised and the contents taken to be dumped. The scoop could also flatten earth. This scoop may have originally sat in a chassis with wheels and tow bar. Early agricultural photos of scoops show their use on Victorian farms in dam and road construction. The manufacturers are Gaston Bros who produced farming equipment in Kensington, Victoria until 1988. This particular scoop was recovered from a San Remo property.Scoop, three quarter yardGaston 3/4 Yardfarm machinery; scoop; horse drawn -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Milk/Cream Separator
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...This device would separate the cream from milk using a hand operated lever. When turned, the lever would activate a disc which would spin the separator bowl at a great speed. Through this use of centrifugal force, the cream would gather in the middle while the milk would be pulled towards the outside walls of the bowl. Once the rotation ceased, the milk and cream would flow out of two separate spouts. Prior to the invention of the separator, gravity was used to naturally separate the cream from the milk. The cream rose to the top and was then skimmed by hand. This process was lengthy and often resulted in sour milk, so the invention of the mechanical separator was popular in the dairy industry as there was less waste and encouraged greater production levels. Alfa Laval is a Swedish company founded in 1883. Beginning with domestic farm machinery and dairy products, they expanded to heavy industry and are still successful today. Metal cream separator mounted on red base with bowl, double spouts.Alfa Lavalfarm machinery, dairy equipment, milk, cream, separator, hand operated -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Milk/cream separator
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...This device would separate the cream from milk using a hand operated lever. When turned, the lever would activate a disc which would spin the separator bowl at a great speed. Through this use of centrifugal force, the cream would gather in the middle while the milk would be pulled towards the outside walls of the bowl. Once the rotation ceased, the milk and cream would flow out of two separate spouts. Prior to the invention of the separator, gravity was used to naturally separate the cream from the milk. The cream rose to the top and was then skimmed by hand. This process was lengthy and often resulted in sour milk, so the invention of the mechanical separator was popular in the dairy industry as there was less waste and encouraged greater production levels. This separator is missing its bowl, however the two spouts for the milk and the cream can clearly be seen.Metal top, bowl missing ;burgundy pedestal base with handlefarm machinery, dairy equipment, milk, cream, separator, hand operated -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Butter worker, 30lb capacity, 1930s
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Used at Chrchill Island, Timber with cast gearing, round butter workerCherry & Sonsfarm machinery, dairy, butter, butter worker, hand operated -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Potato digger
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...The potato digger was harnessed to horse or tractor and dragged through the potato mounds. This digger could be set for deep or shallow mounds. The horizontal flat shovel unearthed the potatoes. The iron raddle would agitate the potatoes free from the soil. Some diggers had prongs to flip potatoes to the side. The crop was then collected by hand. Previously the crop would be dug up by hand with hoes.Single row potato digger, with upward prongson digger and depth adjuster at rear. Green/blue with red wheelsfarm machinery, digging, harvesting, potatoes, horse drawn -
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Functional object - Double furrow mould board plough
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Ploughing is a major part of soil conservation, and until 1945, it was mainly done with the aid of horses. The plough cuts into the soil with a coulter, and is followed by the share. The latter digs deeper and pushes up the soil which is then turned over by the mould board. This buries weeds, and exposes the soil to the elements whilst creating a furrow. A double furrow mould board plough makes two trenches, and although it does twice the work, it requires more power to pull than the single furrow design. Double furrow mould board plough, two wheels front, one rear, painted brownfarm machinery, soil cultivation, mouldboard plough, horse drawn -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Iron wheel
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Unpainted iron whell designed for heavy loadsfarm machinery, wheel, iron wheel -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Iron wheel
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Iron wheel with central hub and nine spokes, painted white with some surface rust. farm machinery, iron wheel, wheel -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Long steel lathe
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Power-driven, metal-cast woodworking tools such as this lathe were produced in Melbourne during the 1930’s by Royston Siddons. The lathe is designed to hold and rotate wood, which is shaped into circular, cylindrical or moulded forms using changeable cutting tools. Long lathes, such as this one, were used to turn verandah posts. The metal base supports a headstock (far end), tailstock (right) and moveable tool rest. The fixed headstock comprises cone pulleys, a spindle and chuck with spur centre to grip the wood. The adjustable tailstock will hold wood at the required distance, with additional central support for long pieces. The tool rest can be moved along the bed to the required position.Long steel lathe with black metallathe, steel, hand operated, machine operated -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Stationary engine, red, 1925
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...“Sundial 2hp engine, open crank, 600rpm, serial number 6420.” These small 4 stroke engines were widely used on Australian farms through the 20th century to power chaffcutters, grinders, saws, lighting plants, pumps, shearing plants, milking machines and cream separators easing much of the drudgery of farm work. They were also used in garages and workshops and by bush fire brigades. The engine was made by H.V.McKay Massey Harris. At one time Hugh Victor McKay’s Sunshine Harvester Works was the largest factory in Australia but in 1930, to ensure survival during the Great Depression, elected to merge with the Australian arm of a Canadian firm, Massey Harris. The Sundial is fitted with twin flywheels, making it a compact and convenient power source as either wheel could double as a drive wheel. Its connecting rod, crankshaft and flywheel spokes are covered, a safety measure that was not standard at the time. These engines were advertised as simple, dependable, low in price and cheap to run. They had the additional advantage that a bolt-on kit was made by the manufacturer to convert them to run on kerosene. ‘The engine's output is two horsepower (1.5 kW) at 600 rpm. The compression ratio is 5:1 and the spark plug is activated by a high tension magneto. The fuel tank holds 3.3 litres and the cooling water hopper holds 6.6 litres. Cylinder bore is 101 mm and piston stroke is 115 mm.’ In a catalogue of HV McKay Massey Harris agricultural machinery published in March 1942, the engine is described as follows: 'The cylinder head is of the hot, turbulent type, giving the finest fuel atomisation and heat distribution. The carburettor, of special design, has an automatic air valve controlling the amount of air. The supersensitive, high speed, flyball-type governor provides an ample range of speed.'Typical of units used on local farms. RepresentativeSundial 2 h.p. engine, open crank 600 rpm Seral number 6420, red. Attached to yellow grain grinderSunshine McKay, 1939 Serial no. 6420farm machinery, stationary, machine operated, belt driven -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Drill Press
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Drill press, blue with orange wheel (bottom in photo)Dawn Manufacturing Codrill press, hand operated -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Tiller
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Unusual objectHand pushed two drum tiller, unpainted wooden handle, metal drumsfarm machinery, soil cultivation, hand tiller, hand operated -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Machine - Shearing machine
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Single stand shearing machine on unpainted wooden stand. Painted blue/green with red discfarm machinery, wool, shearing, machine operated -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Machine - Wool press
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...These presses were used in shearing sheds around the country to create bales of wool by hand in preparation for transport to the wool markets for purchase and distribution. Bales have been used to store and were a standard trading unit for wool for centuries. A standard wool bale holds about 60 compressed wool fleeces and weighs a minimum of 120 kgs. The square shape and weight enabled them to be stacked on wagons or in warehouses, and a large pack horse could carry one on each side. With technological advances, the bales are now formed in electrical and hydraulic presses.Wooden wool press with metal frame and mechanismfarm machinery, wool, shearing, wool press, hand operated -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Driving shaft
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Overhead driving shaft with 3 wheels for shearing machinesfarm machinery, shearing, driving shaft, machine driven, wool -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Machine - Stationary baler, H.V. McKay Massey Harris
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...The H.V. McKay Massey Harris Hay Press was used on small farms around Victoria in the 1940's. These machines would be brought into the field after the hay had been cut and gathered into large piles. The farmers would load the hay into the machine and the engine would press them into bales to be tied off. This hay press could produce over 50 bales of hay per hour. Stationary baler red, attached to green engine, white wheels"H.V. McKay, Massey Harvester, Sunshine" in white paint, white scroll markfarm machinery, hay, chaff, baler, horse drawn, machine driven -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Seed drill, 1930s
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Burgundy seed drill with cream wheels converted to tractor towing with blue metal towbarfarm machinery, planting, seed drill, horse drawn, converted to tractor towed -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Wheat wagon, 1925
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Typical heavy settler's wagon Blue wagon with red wheels with bag lifter operated from side of wagon with one horsefarm machinery, wheat, horse drawn vehicles, wagon -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Winnower
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Winnowers were used in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Winnowing is a process by which chaff is separated from the wheat grains. A separate machine called the “stripper” would cut and thresh the grain which would then be dumped into piles ready to go into the winnower. Some years later these two machines would be combined into what became known as a “combined” or “stripper harvester”Hand operated winnower with handle and hopper unpaintedfarm machinery, winnower, hand operated -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Shave plough
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Horse-drawn shave plough, green structure, yellow wheeels. One disc removedfarm machinery, soil cultivation, shave plough, horse drawn -
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Vehicle - Wagonette, approx 1900
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Black four wheeled carriage, with a front facing seat for the driver, and two side facing seats. farm machinery, horse drawn vehicles, wagonette -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Single furrow mould board plough
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Ploughing is a major part of soil conservation, and until 1945, it was mainly done with the aid of horses. The plough cuts into the soil with a coulter, and is followed by the share. The latter digs deeper and pushes up the soil which is then turned over by the mould board. This buries weeds, and exposes the soil to the elements whilst creating a furrow. Green framework, single front wheelfarm machinery, soil cultivation, mouldboard plough, horse drawn -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Double furrow mould board plough
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Ploughing is a major part of soil conservation, and until 1945, it was mainly done with the aid of horses. The plough cuts into the soil with a coulter, and is followed by the share. The latter digs deeper and pushes up the soil which is then turned over by the mould board. This buries weeds, and exposes the soil to the elements whilst creating a furrow. A double furrow mould board plough makes two trenches, and although it does twice the work, it requires more power to pull than the single furrow design. Green framework, yellow mouldboards and wheelsfarm machinery, soil cultivation, mouldboard plough, horse drawn -
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Functional object - Horse drawn sled
... Churchill Island Heritage Farm 246 Samuel Amess Drive ...Fourteen unpainted boards, metal ends; swingle trace on galvanised chainfarm machinery, historic, sled, horse drawn