1862 London Exhibition: Catalogue: Class IX.: Charles Burrell
2087. BURRELL, CHARLES, St. Nicholas Works, Thetford, Norfolk, and 69, King William Street, City, London.
BOYDELL'S TRACTION ENGINE. This engine will draw heavy loads over soft sandy, rough, or hilly roads, or over country where no road exists. When not required for traction purposes, it is available for steam ploughing, as well as for every purpose to which an ordinary portable engine can be applied.
- Price of 10-horse power traction engine, with steering apparatus complete. £750
- Price of thrashing machine with second dressing apparatus. £115
- Ditto ditto with patent reciprocating screen, and second dressing apparatus. £120
- Ditto patent straw elevator, to take the straw from the machine, and deliver it at any angle. £59
CHARLES BURRELL is the patentee and original manufacturer of the steam-power thrashing and dressing machines, and he exhibited the first of these machines at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show at York, in 1848 since which time he has directed his attention principally to the improvement of this class of machinery, and portable engines, and has so laid out his manufactory as to be enabled to produce work of the highest quality, and to execute orders with unusual promptness and accuracy.
Illustrated and descriptive catalogues, with numerous testimonials from agriculturists of high standing, and others who have used his engines and machinery, will be forwarded on application.
Orders or enquiries from English, foreign, or colonial houses addressed to the London offices - or the Works will be promptly attended to, and estimates supplied with weights, measurements, and prices, inclusive or exclusive of packing and shipping charges, and delivered free to any dock in London, or any seaport in England or elsewhere.
ENGINE AND WINDLASS COMBINED.
This engine is so constructed that any parts requiring to be removed can be taken off when the steam is up, the fastenings being quite independent of the boiler. The windlass consists of a single sheave 5 ft. in diameter, round which the rope takes half a turn. The groove into which the rope passes is formed of a double series of small leaves, which on the least pressure clasp and hold the rope until it takes the straight line on the other side, when the clips freely open and liberate it. By this simple appliance all crushing and short bends, which are so detrimental to the profitable use of wire rope, are entirely avoided; this, coupled with the fact that on each passage of the implement the rope is only bent twice, and then only round large diameters, will at once show this system of using wire rope to be most advantageous. The small leaves are made of chilled cast-iron, which is not liable to much wear, but when worn can be replaced at a trifling cost. The power is conveyed to the windlass by an upright shaft from the crank shaft.
PLAN OF WORKING. On the headland is the engine and windlass, and directly opposite to them the anchor, which is self-moving, and between these the plough is pulled backwards and forwards, one end of the plough being alternately in the air and the other in its work, thus avoiding the necessity of turning at the headlands. The plough being constructed with patent slack gear, the rope is lengthened or shortened as the irregularity of the field requires, and at the same time both ropes are kept sufficiently tight to prevent them from trailing on the ground, by which means a great saving of draught is effected, the wear and tear (which must necessarily follow from the rope running on the ground) is entirely avoided without the least diminution of the power of the engine.
Any implement the farmer may deem it expedient to use may be substituted for the plough with a few modifications.
ROPE PORTERS.
These porters are placed along the fields at intervals of 40 yards, thereby keeping the rope entirely off the ground. The outside ones are mounted on 3 wheels, so as to allow them to be moved by the rope.
PATENT ANCHOR.
This anchor is made to resist the side strain of the implement worked, by the cutting into the ground of the disc wheels, and it is moved along the headland at pleasure, by the motion o& the 5-ft. sheave, which is turned by the ploughing rope, and as the plough goes away from the anchor, the sheave winds up a rope stretched along the headland, and keeps the anchor opposite its work. The frame is made entirely of wrought iron. The steering of the disc enables it to be worked along a crooked headland. The box at the back is intended as a counterpoise to prevent the anchor being pulled over when doing very heavy work. This machine is managed by a boy, who also attends to shifting of rope porters.
PATENT BALANCE PLOUGH AND CULTIVATING MACHINE.
The above engraving represents the BALANCE PLOUGH AND CULTIVATING MACHINE, made of iron, and adjustable to different widths of furrow. The plough bodies and coulters are fixed on a bevel beam, and by altering their positions along the beam in either direction, a wider or narrower furrow is cut at pleasure, at the same time retaining the rigidity of a riveted frame which is so essential to the durability of a steam-going implement. A great many operations can be performed by this implement without much alteration being necessary. By removing the ordinary mould boards used for surface ploughing, and substituting short ones for scarifying, a tillage can be effected quite equal, if not superior, to digging, and leaving the land in a most desirable state for the action of the atmosphere. From the shares and mould boards being attached on the outside of the beam, all choking in very foul land is entirely obviated — a harrow can also be attached and drawn behind the plough if desired by the farmer. It can also be fitted with tines for cross cultivating.
10-horse set of ploughing and cultivating apparatus complete, consisting of engine with self-moving gear and windlass, a self-moving anchor and grappling anchor, 800 yards best quality steel rope, headland ropes, 18 rope porters, and snatch block, 4-furrow plough with scarifiers attached. £780
- 12-horse set, ditto. £825
- 14-horse set, ditto. £875
PLOUGHING APPARATUS for attaching to ordinary portable engines of not less than 8 or 10 horse power.
8 or 10 horse self-moving windlass, a self-moving anchor and grappling anchor, 18 rope porters, 800 yards steel rope, headland ropes, and snatch block, 3 furrow plough with scarifiers attached. £365
8-horse power stationary windlass and ploughing apparatus, complete, consisting of driving shaft and windlass for engine, 2 self-moving anchors, 2 grappling anchors, 1,000 yards steel rope, headland ropes, and snatch block, 2 or 3 furrow plough, with scarifiers attached. £271
C. BURRELL'S PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES, of the most simple and approved construction, combining lightness and compactness with great strength and durability.
- 4-horse power, with cylinder 6.5 in. diam. £165
- 5-horse power, with cylinder 7 in. diam. £180
- 6-horse power, with cylinder 7.75 in. diam. £200
- 7-horse power, with cylinder 8.5 in. diam. £215
- 8-horse power, with cylinder 9 in. diam. £230
- 10-horse power, with cylinder 10 in. diam. £270
- 10-horse power, with 2 cylinders. £290
- 12-horse power, with 2 cylinders. £335
- 14-horse power, with 2 cylinders. £375
C. BURRELL'S IMPROVED SINGLE MILL, for grinding corn and dressing flour for household purposes at one operation.
- With French burr stones, 36 in. diam. £70
- With French burr stones, 42 in. diam. £85
- If with Derbyshire stones, £10 less.
C. BURRELL'S IMPROVED PORTABLE DOUBLE CORN MILL, with dressing machine, mounted on a strong and suitable carriage, and fitted with wheels and shafts for moving from place to place. This mill is invaluable on large occupations, or in thinly populated districts.
- Complete, as above, with 2 pairs of French burr millstones, 42 in. diameter. £165
- Complete, as above, with 2 pairs of French burr millstones, 48 in. diameter. £180
BURRELL'S IMPROVED THRASHING MACHINE.
- With patent reciprocating screen, and second dressing apparatus £120
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