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Shire of Toodyay > Records

PLOUGH; MOULDBOARD, SINGLE

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Richard Purser & Co.

Subcollections

Agriculture/horticulture

Overview

Single mouldboard plough.
Handles not original.
Mouldboard (plough blade) and support frames original.
There is a missing section at the end of the wood shaft.

Historical information

'40 Purser' mark indicates plough made by Richard Purser of Bassendean. Based on a plough design made by an American firm, Oliver.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.846

Item type

Themes

Material

Inscriptions and markings

40 Purser

Contextual Information

Purser was at one stage an agent for Oliver USA - it's possible he made replacements under licence.
From significance assessment 2014: "Has significance at state level as it has been made in WA with modification from the original American design - evidence of Australian innovation."

Place made

Bassendean
Western Australia
Australia

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

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