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Priestman Field Ditcher detail

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Priestman Field Ditcher detail

Following WWI food shortages field drainage became a priority so that land could be used to grow crops. The Government asked the company Priestman Brothers in Kingston upon Hull to produce a machine for this work. Their solution in 1921 was the field ditcher, a land excavator. It was towed by a tractor which also powered the winch. Priestman received an award from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for this innovative new design. Pictured is a Priestman field ditcher at the Streetlife Museum in Hull. William Priestman died in 1936.

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تاريخ الصورة
الأثنين 23 جولاي 2018
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الثلاثاء 24 جولاي 2018
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Crane, excavator, Machine
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