Priestman Field Ditcher
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.
- Author
- John Kendrick
- Created on
- Monday 23 July 2018
- Created
- Posted on
- Tuesday 24 July 2018
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- RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
- Model
- PENTAX K-S1
- EXIF
- 2.2
- Date Time of Original
- 2018:07:23 15:12:25
- Aperture Number
- 4
- Exposure Time
- 1/80 s
- Exposure compensation
- 0.0 EV
- Flash
- no, mode: supressed
- ISO
- 100
- Focal Length
- 18 mm
- Focal Length in 35mm Film
- 27 mm
- White Balancing
- auto
- Exposure Mode
- auto
- Exposure Metering Mode
- averaged center
- Exposure Program
- normal
- Contrast
- hard
- Saturation
- normal
- Sharpness
- hard