Scale model of one furrow plough as used by early settlers. Made by William Ashman, formerly of Eaglehawk and late of Essendon. Presented by his daughter, Thelma Drummond of Box Hill, Victoria. The silver medal is inscribed "County of Bendigo Agricultural and Horticultural Societry. Awarded to Wm Ashman, Eaglehawk for model plough. Spring Show 1887".agriculture, farm, model plough

Many of these photographs appeared in the Massey Ferguson Review Publication4659.01 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Horse Drawn Equipment - Mr. Mollanhower At Harlin QLD, Ploughing Maize Lands With His 2 Furrow Sunnie Disc Plough August 1948 4659.02 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Horse Drawn Equipment - Ploughing An Onion Crop At Colac Disctrict, VIC Using A Sungrade 2 Forrow Stump Jump Plough 4659.03 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Horse Drawn Equipment - Mr. Russell Jun. Of 'Glenlea' Colac, VIC Ploughing For Union Crop Using His 14 Inch New Model Plough 1948 4659.04 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Horse Drawn Equipment - Mr. Russell Jun. Of 'Glenlea' Colac, VIC Ploughing For Union Crop Using His 14 Inch New Model Plough 1948 4659.05 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Horse Drawn Equipment - No 89X Satellite Doing Cultivation & Weeding On Property Billinga Bros Property Burwood, VIC 4659.06 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Horse Drawn Equipment - Early Massey Drill Cultivator C1920's 4659.07 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Horse Drawn Equipmenth.v. mckay massey harris, sunshine harvester works, farm machinery

The Syracuse Chilled Plough Company was created in 1876 and specialised in the manufacture of agricultural ploughs. Harry Wiard invented the chilling process in plough manufacture. The company was originally founded as the Robinson Chilled Plough Company in 1876 and changed its name 3 years later. At its peak, in the early 20th century. The company made more than 100,000 horse-drawn ploughs and road scrapers of various designs that were sold from the Syracuse plant each year and exported around the world. The company slogan of the day was, “The sun never sets on a Syracuse plough." Eventually, other farming implements were added to the line. The company employed more than 300 people in its local plant, which covered a square block on the cities Near West Side. In 1910-11, Deere and Company began expanding its holdings, and with the success of the Syracuse Chilled Plough Company, Deere sought to acquire the company. The management of the Syracuse operation after John Deere took over remained in the hands of Wiard and Chase, and the manufacturing operations were left in Syracuse. The only change from previous Syracuse operations was the selling of the companies products through Deere retail outlets instead of directly to the trade. The factory in Syracuse continued to produce ploughs until 1955. The subject item in the Flagstaff collection is an early model Syracuse Chilled plough with a wooden beam frame it is very much lighter in weight and was adapted to work sandy or light loamy soil. This plough has a sloping landside, which tends to keep the clods and dirt from falling into the furrow, making the ploughman's work much more comfortable and easy. This design was made in eight sizes for both right and left-handed ploughing and became very popular in the far West and South of the USA. Note: The definition of a chill plough means : a plough having the share and mould-board of chilled semi steel or cast iron.The subject item is believed to be a very early plough given its wooden beam frame and was made before 1900 probably around 1880. This makes it a significant example of the types of plough that early settlers were using in Victoria. There would not be very many of this type of vintage plough left with a wooden beam and frame, making it today a desirable collector's item. Syracuse Wood Beam Chilled single furrow plough metal wheel in front. Syracuse Chiller Co Syracuse & 50 L stamped on ploughshare.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, plough, syracuse chiller co, chiller plourh, farm equipment, furrow

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Saturday, April 9, 2005. Ploughing: a 1928 Detroit model Fordson tractor pulls a four-furrow plough with a cut of exactly one metre. This Plough was made in Bendigo by the Ironbark firm of Golden City Machinery. The old foundry still stands in Ironbark as a tribute to the blacksmiths and workers.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

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Many of these photographs appeared in the Massey Ferguson Review Publication4661.001 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Unknown Women 4661.002 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Bulk Grain Box 4661.003 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - No 3 & No 6 Headers Loaded For Farrierts Ex Sunshine Factor 4661.004 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Lady On Tractor 4661.005 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Massey Harris Tractors And Equipment 4661.006 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - No 4 Sunshine Header 4661.007 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Sunshine Massey Harris 744 Tractor And No 4 Sunshine Power Drive Header 4661.008 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Sunshine Massey Harris 55K Tractor And No 4 Sunshine Power Drive Header 4661.009 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Sunshine Massey Harris Tractor And 14 Disc Sundercut Stump Jump Culitvator Plough 4661.010 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Massey Ferguson 55K Tractor And No 4 Sunshine Power Drive Header 4661.011 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Tractor And No 6 Header 4661.012 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - MF585 Self Propelled Harvester 4661.013 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Massey Harris 80 Rice Special Header 4661.014 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Massey Harris 55K Tractor With No 4 Header 4661.015 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - H.V. McKay Massey Harris Adelaide Branch 4661.016 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Sunshine Massey Harris Map Showing Factory Locations Around The World 4661.017 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Early Model Stripping Havester With Bagging Off Facility 4661.018 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Massey Harris 204 Tractor And Sunshine No 4 Sunshine Header At Albion 4661.019 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Tractor Driver 4661.020 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Tractor 4661.021 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Miscellaneous Photopgraphs - Tractor With Stump Jump Ploughh.v. mckay massey harris, sunshine harvester works, farm machinery

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