N° d'objet
69/184/1-31
Créateur
Description
This is a hand-operated sheep shearing machine made by R. A. Lister & Co. of Dursley, Gloucestershire and dating from the early-twentieth century. The machine consists of a handle which, when turned, drives a large wheel and a smaller wheel, a long arm on which the shearing combs and blades are attached, and a three-legged base. There are eleven combs and twenty blades with the machine.
Description physique
1 shearing machine with detachable heads: metal, woodThe heads that came with this machine to the Museum were eleven combs and twenty blades. They can be found in Lister's box.
Historique d'archive
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘SHEEP SHEARING MACHINE // 69/184(1–31) // … // Livestock Sheep Shearing // ... // Iron, Leather, Wood, Steel. // SHEEP SHEARER // R. A. Lister, Dursley Glos. // With 11 combs and 20 blades in Lister’s box. // Head Chicago Patent 1902, 1903 // Operated with wooden handle – 17 cm long, turning small wheel – 10 cm diam/large wheel 45 cm diameter // With long arm for shearing – 1.5m – with three leather pieces over joints and hand holding blading or combs – 29 cm – leather covered. // Stands on three legged base – each part of tripod – 56 cm. // Total height: 1.16m. // Wheel stamped – CHICAGO FLEXIBLE // PAT BY SHAFT & CO. // CHICAGO. ILL. U.S.A.’
Lieu de création
Dursley
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
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