1862 London Exhibition: Catalogue: Class IX.: Holmes and Sons
2129. HOLMES and SONS, Norwich, Norfolk
Prize corn, seed, and manure drills; portable engine; thrashing machine seed sheller.
Obtained Prize Medals at the Exhibition of 1851.
These exhibitors maintain their high position in the manufacture of corn and seed, seed and manure drills, and manure distributors. At the Royal Agricultural Society's last meeting at Leeds they had awarded to them the Society's Four Prizes.
- For the best seed and manure drill, ridge or flat— The highest prize of £10.
- For their best corn and seed drill— The prize of £5.
- For their manure distributor— The prize of £3.
- For their small seed drill— The prize of £3.
No drill trials having taken place since the year in which H. and Sons had awarded them the Three First prizes for the best corn drill; 3 prizes for manure distributor; and prizes for seed and manure drill.
They now have received over 60 awards from the Royal Agricultural Society of England, Bath and West of England Agricultural Society, and Norfolk Agricultural Society.
They also obtained the first-prize medal of the Great Exhibition of 1851 for the best steam-power portable thrashing machine.
Prices of the prize drills as above:-
- No. 1. The Leeds and Salisbury prize manure distributor £14-14
- No. 2. The Leeds and Salisbury prize corn drill, 11 rows at 6 in. wrought iron levers £23-12
- Fore carriage steerage to fit drill for broad work £4-0
- No. 3. The Newton Abbots prize small occupation corn drill. £18-0
- Fore steerage to ditto, extra £4 0
- No. 4. Improved general purpose drill for 8 rows of corn without manure, 6 in. apart; 6 ditto corn with manure, 8 in. ditto; 4 ditto turnip or rape seed, 13.5 in. ditto; 3 ditto ditto 18 in. ditto; 2 ditto swedes or mangold on the ridge, 27 in. apart; Having extra sets of levers and coulters for each purpose. £32-10
- No. 5. The Leeds prize seed and manure drill, ridge or flat, with ridging rollers and double-action wrought-iron levers. £25-0
- No. 6. A small hand drill for seed without manure. £2-0
Upwards of 4,000 drills have now been manufactured by Holmes and Sons, a fact, which is an additional guarantee of their being approved.
H. and Sons had the honour of receiving at the Great Exhibition of 1851, the first-prize medal for the BEST PORTABLE STEAM-POWER THRASHING MACHINE, and they would now call especial attention to their
- No. 7. NEW COMBINED PORTABLE MACHINE, which separates the chaff from the corn, delivers the chaff into large bags, cleansed from dust and seeds, as well as the corn into the sacks. This arrangement effects a considerable saving in labour; the chaff is more easy of removal, and there is much less waste of corn than by any other arrangement. Fitted with patent beaters, and on wood travelling wheels. Price £100-0
- No. 8. IMPROVED 8-HORSE POWER PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE. For durability, efficiency, first-class workmanship, and small consumption of fuel, these engines are gaining a very high reputation. They are fitted with double expansive valves, steam indicator, and whistle. Price £245-0
- No. 9. PRIZE PORTABLE SEED SHELLER (New machine, received special award at Cardiff). From the very many testimonials H. and Sons have received from gentlemen who have been supplied with these machines, there is no question about their being very far in advance of any other machine for the purpose now before the public. On wood wheels. Price £55-0
- No. 10. IMPROVED CIRCULAR SAW TABLES, fitted up with every regard to wear and steadiness of the saw when inwork. The large benches, with self-acting feed motion to the saw, are the most complete and portable that can possibly be. (See H. and Sons' Catalogue, pages 29-31.). Strong table, with 36-in. saw and rollers at end. Price £20-0
Extra for boring apparatus £3-10 Extra for loose pulley and throwing-out lever £1-10 If fitted with improved fence to cut at any angle, extra £1-10
- No. 11. HOLMES and SONS' CORN DRESSING AND WINNOWING MACHINE, of which 3,000 have been manufactured, still hold their position. They are simple, turn easy, and make a good sample. Price £9-9