Object number
79/68
Title
Two furrow plough, Lister-Cockshutt No. 6.,
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Description
This two furrow tractor plough is a Lister-Cockshutt No. 6. It has disc coulters, semi-digging breasts, two spare 'B' mouldboards, and a main frame of forged steel. Its original colour was red, and it was made in 1936 by the Cockshutt Plow Company, of Brantford, Ontario. It was imported to the UK by R. A. Lister & Co., of Dursley, Gloucestershire, with whom the Cockshutt Plow Company had a reciprocal importing agreement. This plough was used at Low Farm, Hemingfield, Barnsley, and was purchased at auction when the farm was sold up on 30th May 1979.
Physical description
1 plough: metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Lister-Cockshutt two furrow tractor plough No. 6. // With disc coulters and semi-digging breasts. // Two spare 'B' breast mouldboards. // Main plough frame of forged steel. // Original colour red. // Built c.1936. // Rear steerage wheel 48cm diam // Main wheels 68.5cm diam // Max. width 1m 37cm. // Used on Low Farm, Hemingfield, Barnsley. // Purchased at auction by J. E. Theaker when Low Farm was sold up (30th May 1979). See sale catalogue. // Manufactured by Cockshutt Plow Company, Brantford, Ontario, Canada. // 1931 - agreement signed between Cockshutt and R. A. Lister of Dursley. // Lister to import Cockshutt ploughs; in return Cockshutt to import Lister Cream Separators. // Archive Collection TR REE P2/B 1563. // Also see the Lister collection.'
Production place
Brantford [Canada]
Production date
1936 - 1936
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