1862 London Exhibition: Catalogue: Class IX.: Wallis and Haslam


2199. WALLIS and HASLAM, Basingstoke.
2-horse and 3-horse portable thrashing machines flour mill, ploughs, harrows, patent spherical bearings.
1. 2-HORSE POWER PORTABLE THRASHING MACHINE, loaded for travelling with patent spherical bearings and wrought-iron drums, and breasting and patent beaters. The 4-horse power machine, similar to this, but stronger, obtained the Royal Agricultural Society's first prize of £20 at the Canterbury meeting, in 1860. These machines are made very strong, and are well adapted for exportation.
The prices and sizes are as follows:-
- 1 h. p. with 18-in. barn-work £26-0 (Fixture). £30-0 (Portable).
- 2 h. p. with 24-in. barn-work £35-0 (Fixture). £40-0 (Portable).
- 3 h. p. with 30-in. barn-work £41-10 (Fixture). £48-10 (Portable).
- 4 h. p. with 42-in. barn-work £51-0 (Fixture). £58-10 (Portable).
- 4-horse power, if with a separate 2-wheel carriage for the conveyance of the barn-work or thrashing part, extra £4-10
- 4-horse power, with 54-in. barn-work, and a separate 2-wheel carriage for the barn-work when made portable £55-0 (Fixture). £67-10 (Portable).
- An additional draft pole to any of the above machines, complete with fittings to adapt them for countries where the horses are small, extra £1-10 (Fixture). £1-10 (Portable).
2. THREE-HORSE POWER PORTABLE THRASHING MACHINE, on 4 wheels.
This machine has been designed to meet the requirements of those purchasers who prefer a machine which can be set down for work without being taken off the travelling wheels. It requires no fixing, the wheels being merely let into the ground 3 or 4 inches. It is shown fitted with a pole, as used in the south of Russia and some other parts, but may be had fitted with shafts at the same price. Two sizes of this class of machine are made, viz.:—
- 3 horse power, with 30-in. barn-work. . £50-0
- 4 horse power, with 42-in. barn-work. . £60-0
- 4 horse power, with 48-in. barn-work. . £62-0
- 4 horse power, with 54-in. barn-work. . £64-0
An additional draft pole to either of the above machines, complete with fittings, to adapt them for countries where the horses are small, extra
3. PORTABLE FLOUR MILL, with a pair of 3-ft. stones, fitted complete with fast and loose driving pulleys.
These mills have a strong cast-iron frame, which carries the stones above it, and contains the necessary gearing inside. They are made in parts, which are carefully fitted together so as to be easily taken to pieces for packing and transport. Those fitted with 2 ft. 6 in. stones, and smaller, may be had either with pulleys or with a universal joint to adapt them to be driven by horse-power gear-works.
4. IRON PLOUGH adapted for general purposes on light land, fitted with 1 wheel and steel breast, marked. W. H. B.
- Price, with cast-iron breast . £3-7-6
5. IRON PLOUGH, adapted for general purposes on both light and heavy land, fitted with 2 wheels and patent screw stumps, to allow the man to alter the depth without stopping, and with steel breast, marked W. H. F.
- Price, with cast-iron breast £4-17-6
- Extra to either if with steel breast £0-7-6
6. PATENT EXCELSIOR HARROWS, marked X 10.
- Price, per set of 3, with whippletree £4-4
7. SET OF SELF-RELIEVING CHAIN HARROWS, 5 ft. wide, and 7.5 ft. long.
- Price complete £2-5
8. PAIR OF PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING SPHERICAL BEARINGS.
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