Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and
manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,647 pages of
information and 247,064 images on early companies, their products and the
people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and
manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of
information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the
people who designed and built them.
On view at Tiverton Museum On view at Tiverton Museum 1892. 1892. Grinding Mill.1894 The Albion root cutter was added to the product range. Image shows David Mitchell carefully restoring one. Exhibit at Vintage Vehicles Shildon. Exhibit at Vintage Vehicles Shildon. 1897. No. 7 Albion mower. Image courtesy of Rural Life Centre, Tilford, Surrey Image courtesy of Rural Life Centre, Tilford, Surrey Image courtesy of Rural Life Centre, Tilford, Surrey February 1899. September 1902. 1903. 1903. 1903. 1903. One horse manual reaper. One horse manual reaper.. 1903. No. 9 Mowing machine. January 1906. January 1906. December 1908. 1929. 1930s. Binder. Exhibit at the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL). 1935. Albion Mower. 1938. 1938. 1951. "Albion" Grain and Fertiliser Drill. Sign. Exhibit at the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL). Advertising sign for Albion Harvesting Machines. Photographed in Museo del Recuerdo, Punta Arenas, Chile. Photographed in Museo del Recuerdo, Punta Arenas, Chile. Albion Chaff Cutter. Albion Corn Grinder. Exhibit at Chiltern Open Air Museum. Exhibit at Chiltern Open Air Museum. Albion One Horse Manual Reaper. Albion One Horse Manual Reaper. Harrison McGregor and Co original iron bench. Harrison McGregor and Co tool bench. Albion Mower in New South Wales.
of Albion Ironworks, Leigh.
Albion harvesting machines became one of the two or three leading brands in Britain during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Henry Harrison and Alexander McGregor formed a partnership in 1872. The first Albion implements they produced were mowing machines.
In 1894 reapers and binders were added to the product range. In addition the firm made barn machinery – oat crushers, root and chaff cutters, feed mills. Potato harvesters and planters were later additions to the range. After the First World War production of barn machinery declined, to be replaced by rakes, swath turners and drills for horse and tractor power.
