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Owned by Len Hosking built in 1918. First Comber & Nitcher to work in Cornwall

Fitted with Murch Reed Comber to prepare Wheat Straw for Thatching
Owned by Mr Hosking of Sennen (1960s)

Used in Cornwall between Wars PREVREF 2054 duplicate

Note 'Spark Arrestor' on Chimney of Engine

POSED PHOTOWITH WORKERS AND CHILD

Engine has Shafts for horse to haul it between farms Straw Elevator driven by second belt from engine at Garris Farm info Mr I A Phillips

Traction engine and drive belt with haystacks.

Early example of Machine Trussor Combination. Sheaves brought to Thresher by horse wagon from fields. PREVREF 2062 duplicate photo

Telephone Operators at Manual Switchboard. Date may be later than 1920 - may be late '20s.

"The Yorkshire Slipper Co"

Machine owned by A & J Hosking of St Buryan PREVREF 2066 See PREVREF2081. Roskestal