Object number
90/35/1
Creator
Description
This is shearing machine with shearing head. The shearing machine is hand-powered and is mounted on a tripod stand. It is made from metal and has a wooden end to the handle. It also has an inscription: 'MANUFACTURED BY THE COOPER-STEWART ENGINEERING CO. LTD. LETCHWORTH. HERTS. No. 14'. The machine was used by the donor on his smallholding, on which he kept eighty sheep.
Physical description
1 shearing machine with detachable head: metal; wood
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note – This machine was manufactured by Cooper-Stewart Engineering Co. Ltd. The donor, Mr Standage, bought this machine from South Heath Farm, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. He used it on his 80-sheep smallholding but gave it to the Museum when he decided to move to Shropshire to get away from people. [Georgia Charitou, 15 October 2014]
Production place
England
Production date
1911 - 1911
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15627.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15628.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15723.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15733.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15734.tif - High resolution image
