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Shire of Toodyay > Records

GRAIN STRIPPER

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Agriculture/horticulture

Overview

Grain stripper.
Quite complete, early model, pre 1900.
Beater still in place, wooden wheel indicates that it is old. Also there is no choke cutter which came later as machine design developed.
Flat-belt pulley missing off front.
Width 5 feet.

Historical information

Made by J Martin & Co. of Gawler SA

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.849

Item type

Material

Contextual Information

Possibly the same stripper offered to the museum in May 1962 by Mrs. Joan Nock of Tammin and received 1 June 1962 or possibly (as per other notes in museum records) donated by Mr FV Chitty.

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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