Bamfords Reaping Mower

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1915

Overview

The 2 wheeled horse drawn mower is made of iron and has a central body that supported the driver's seat (missing), a 4ft 6in mowing mechanism and 2 drive shafts that would have been attached to the horses. The turning power of the wheels was used power the cutters in the mowing mechanism. There was a guard attached to the end of the mowing mechanism that would have forced the cut crop into windrows.

Historical information

This Reaper Mower was made in England by Bamfords International Farm Machinery, founded in 1871, which was famous for its balers, rakes, hay turners, hay wufflers, Mangold cutters, and standing engines, which were exported all over the world. Bamfords International Farm Machinery ceased trading in 1986.

The first commercially successful reaper mower was built in 1831 by Virginia-born inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick. The McCormick reaper was horse-drawn and greatly reduced the amount of manual labor required to harvest grain. The device increased average production from two or three acres a day to ten acres a day.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2022.17

Item type

Machinery

Themes

Social History

Material

Iron

Inscriptions and markings

on the standing board
881
Bamfords logo
REAPING MOWER
No 7.R
BAMFORDS Ltd
UTTOXETER
ENGd

On the fuel tank
AUTO
OIL BATH
BATH FILLER
PATENT 9085

Contextual Information

This is a horse-drawn reaping mower that was used locally in the 1930s for harvesting crops. It would have been pulled by 2 horses and cut a swathe of 4ft 6in.

Keywords

Busselton

Farm Machinery

Place made

Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
United Kingdom

Year

1915

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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Parent records

The Old Butter Factory Precinct