Historical information

Commemorative booklet celebrating the progress of machinery made by the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company, from 1877 to 1927. The booklet includes the history of company, comparisons in tools and machinery, and various products.

The manual was delivered to the donor's grandfather, Mr T. J. Gorman, along with four stands, installed in October 1925 at the property 'Plentyana', near Corowa, New South Wales.

The manual remained at the wool shed until the property was sold in 2005. It has been soaked in linseed oil.

Physical description

Twenty page booklet with black and red printed text and graphics, three staples at binding.

Inscriptions & markings

Front: [printed] 1927 / 1877 / 1877 / 1927 / THE / WOLSELEY / Sheep Shearing / Machine Co., Ltd.