Smyth grain drills
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Smyth grain drills
Image: © Michael Trolove Taken: 7 May 2011
A recent reduction sale of farm and plant machinery saw an amazing amount of old farm implements in excellent working condition being sold at Quarry Yard, Bromham. Two Peasenhall made Smyth seed drills. A brief history of Smyth drills can be read here http://www.reading.ac.uk/merl/nof/victorianfarming/show.php?start=0&end=0&command=showmanu&recordid=122&fromlist=1
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Image Location
Latitude
52.156592
Longitude
-0.510133