Display of sheepshearing equipment

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Title

Display of sheepshearing equipment

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Image of a portable two stand shearing machine powered by a Lister Petrol Engine. The handpieces are driven off a flywheel, powered via the belt drive. The machine also has a clamp for grinding (sharpening) shears. The machine is counterbalanced so when not in use a shearer can disengage the Lister handpieces.

Format

Image

Date created

1930s

Creator

Gordon Burt / Gordon H. Burt Ltd.

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/117823

Related subjects

Sheep shearing / Equipment & supplies / Machinery / Scissors & shears / silver / photographic gelatin / sheet glass / photographic plates / gelatin dry plate negatives / black-and-white negatives / North Island

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