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90/47
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This is a metal model of a combine harvester without it's cover so that the internal workings can be seen. It is painted red with yellow to the wheels and yellow bars on the pick-up reel. This model was used in the Engineering Department for teaching purposes.
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1 model combine harvester: metal
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>Model combine harvester, 1950sThis model was used as a teaching aid in the Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Reading. The paintwork suggests it was modelled on the Massey-Ferguson ‘780’. Produced from 1953 to 1962, this machine became emblematic of post-war agricultural change, in particular the stark increase in mechanised farming. The number of combines in England and Wales rose from 10,000 in 1950 to 50,000 in 1960.MERL 90/4</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15862.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15863.tif - High resolution image
