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National Wool Museum
Slide Folder, Shearing Sheds
... Wool Press - hydraulic... machinery Wool Press - hydraulic Shearing sheds Shearing machinery ...Slide folder originally containing 11 slides depicting types of shearing sheds and the spaces within the sheds. Contains information about the slides.11 COLOUR SLIDES / SHEARING SHEDSshearing sheds shearing machinery, wool press - hydraulic, shearing sheds, shearing machinery -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Machine - Wool Press
... are now formed in electrical and hydraulic presses. farm machinery ...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.All metal wool press, unpainted, surface rustfarm machinery, wool, wool press, hand operated, shearing -
National Wool Museum
Wool Press part
... Hand Hydraulic Woolpress. Wool Press part ...Part of Robley Hand Hydraulic Woolpress, donated by Mr David Hamilton of Hamilton & McLeod, Geelong.Part of Robley Hand Hydraulic Woolpress.shearing wool bales, hamilton, mr david, shearing, wool bales -
National Wool Museum
Wool Press, Stevlyon Mini-Matic Wool Press
Stevlyon Mini-Matic Wool Press Serial No. 2063, manufactured by Lyco Industries, c.1982. Fully automatic and hydraulic press, ideal for one-person use. Bales can be pressed and weighed with one operation.STEVLYONlyco industries, wool press -
National Wool Museum
Wool Press
Robley Hand Hydraulic Woolpress, donated by Mr David Hamilton of Hamilton & McLeod, Geelong. Originally installed in "Spring Creek Woolshed", Maldon, Victoria. Typical example of a manual hand hydraulic press with wire rope linkage, in an era when very few woolsheds had electricity.Robley HY speed wool press made of orange painted wood. Robley HY speed wool press made of orange painted wood.shearing wool bales, hamilton, mr david, shearing, wool bales