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'''Drake and Fletcher''' were an engineering company | '''Drake and Fletcher''' of Maidstone were an engineering company | ||
* 1900 June. Royal Agricultural Show at York. Showed an engine | * 1900 June. Royal Agricultural Show at York. Showed an engine | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 20 June 2007
Drake and Fletcher of Maidstone were an engineering company
- 1900 June. Royal Agricultural Show at York. Showed an engine
- 1903 Their first tractor was produced with a three cylinder petrol engine. The tractor was designed for all types of farm work and was featured in a 1903 issue of the Hardware Trades Journal as being "designed for all kinds of farm and general estate work, including ploughing, cultivating, reaping, binding, mowing, hop washing, etc and is also capable of being used for stationary work".
Sources of Information
- From 1890 to the Present Day Farm Tractors by Michael Williams published in 2005 by Silverdale Books ISBN 978-1-84509-251-1
- The Engineer of 22nd June 1900 p650