Object number
77/224/1
Title
Oxford Threshing Machine Owner's Association,
Description
This is a cardboard notice for the Oxfordshire Threshing Machine Owners' Association about the erection of a wire fence around the stack. It is black print on white card. c.1940-41.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Notice/ sign // threshing machine // P. Loan The Road Locomotive society Records officer via A. Duke // Description- A cardboard notice for the Oxfordshire Threshing Machine Owners' Association about the erection of a wire fence around the stack. Black print on white card. c.1940-41. Dimensions: 23cm x 33.5cm // Associated information: other associated objects 77/226-228. The purpose of the wire fence was to prevent the escape of rats from the stack so that they could be killed by the man and dogs around the stack // ' Oxfordshire Threshing machine owners association / notice / The driver of this machine has been instructed NOT to commence threshing until a wire fence has been erected around this stack. SMOKING is prohibited within 20 yards of this machine.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13981.tif - High resolution image
