Agricultural equipment and services prospects: South America. Report of the Australian agricultural equipment and services trade mission to Venezuela Colombia Ecuador and Peru, September 1977 by the Australian Dept of Trade and Resources.corriedale sheep sheep breeding export agriculture, australian corriedale association, pettitt, mr r. w., corriedale sheep, sheep breeding, export, agriculture

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Used on Crawford's farm (Woodlands) to top up bags of cereal when harvested before sewing the bags up. Ramming the pipe into the bag forces extra grain down into the lower areas.Handmade galvanised iron (tin) pipe with funnel at top with lid used to ram extra grain into filled bags to top up weight.bag filler rammer, crawford's farm, agricultural equipment

Used by local farmer, Tatura district, for 3 generations to broadcast small areas or missed areas or seed (cereals, clover pasture, lucerne).Canvas bag with shoulder strap attached to hand driven broadcaster. Wheel with handle when turned drives cogs attached by axle to spindle with blades to propel seed.CORNISHagricultural equipment, early farm equipment

Written to commemorate Centenary of stump jump plough, 1876-1976Grey cover, red lettering, white outline of plough.stump jump plough, agricultural equipment, farming equipment

Buff coloured cover, assembly and operating instructions, 44 pages. For the use and operation of the McCormick-Deering Cream separators from No.1 - 350lbs capacity to No.6 1500lbs capacity with parts list and illustrations, Written in English and FrenchHand written in black ink, oiled separator Aug 25th 1941, Oiled separator Jun 29th 1944.mccormick-deering, international harvester, agricultural equipment, cream separator

agricultural equipment, industrial equipment, building industry, tractors, merbein co-op, implements, block equipment, williams & lawler, les stack, williams maurie

The Chicago Flexible Shaft Company was established in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. Horses were integral to both the agricultural and transport sectors at the time so hand-cranked clippers that reduced the time to remove the excess winter coat of working horses and other large animals (including sheep) that previously needed to be trimmed with hand shears to a job that could be completed in less than twenty minutes was a considerable advancement. This model, the Number 1, was actually the second iteration of the company's hand-cranked devices; it was smaller and lighter to transport and cheaper for farmers to purchase and therefore had a bigger impact on overall agricultural practices than the company's first, pioneering, 'Chicago Clipper'. This item is the stand and power-generation unit of the machine. An attachment on the left-hand side of the item shows where a long, flexible 'shaft' ending in sharp clippers could be attached to the crank unit and powered by manually turning the crank handle. The clippers could then be used to easily remove long hair from animals such as horses, whose winter coats could interfere with their ability to wear a harness or hold sweat which would be uncomfortable for the horse when it dried. The inventors who founded the Chicago Flexible Shaft Company, John K. Stewart (born Terrence O'Brien Junior) and Thomas J. Clark (born Thomas Conlon), went on to design the speedometer used in the Ford Model T car. After Stewart sold his shares in the Chicago Flexible Shaft Company to focus on developing the speedometer concept, the company changed direction to focus on domestic appliances - including clippers for human hair - and rebranded as Sunbeam, a brand still in use today.This item is significant as an example of agricultural technology in use in the Emerald area in the early Twentieth Century. The particular make and model of clipper represented a considerable technological advance as it was significantly smaller in size and easier to operate than previous models from the same company. This smaller size meant it had a much bigger impact on farming processes internationally as it was easier to transport and more affordable for farmers to purchase. It is not known which farm in the Emerald area purchased and used the machine.The item consists of a small metal case, which may house a ball bearing mechanism, powered by a wooden handled metal crank to the right side of the case. A metal handle is provided at the rear. An outlet for a cord is present on the left hand side of the unit. The unit stands on an attached tripod to raise it to working height. The item is the brown of rusted metal all over, though it can be seen that the rear handle was originally red and the wooden handle black, in distinction to the possible original chrome colour of the unit overall.Top: THE / STEWART / CHICAGO / BALL BEARING / No. 1 / CLIPPER / MADE BY / CHICAGO / FLEXIBLE / SHAFT CO / CHICAGO USA / PATENTED BY / U.S.A., ENGLAND / AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND / CANADA / CUBA / ETC Right side: STEWART / CLIPPER / MADE / BY / CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHAFT CO /1890s, 1900s, 1910s, chicago flexible shaft co, chicago flexible shaft company, agricultural equipment, farm and equipment, farm tools, horses, john k stewart, terrence o'brien junior, thomas j clark, thomas conlon, ford motor company, ford model t, speedometer, sunbeam

This is historically significant as it shows the tools that were primarily used at the time and tells us what materials were used to make this tool. There is also strong research potential due to the owner of the object being unknown and the potential of uses for the item at the time.Long rope consisting of natural strong fibers with a steel snap hook on one end and a steel bound loop with a ring on the other end. This rope was used as a multi purpose tool for primarily horses within the fields.horses, farm and garden equipment, horse tack, agricultural equipment, agriculture