Model of a sowing machine

This model sowing machine for turnips and bone-dust was made in 1830 by a Mr Hamilton of Dumfriesshire.

One of a collection of agricultural models and implements, etc. - sowing machine - a sowing machine for turnips and bone-dust by Mr Hamilton, Dumfriesshire, 1830

The machine was designed to sow drills of turnip seed mixed with ground-up bones, the fashionable and preferred fertiliser in the second quarter of the 19th century.

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Online ID:	000-100-044-072-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1857.159.48
Date:	1830
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Dimensions:	150 mm H x 300 mm L x 220 mm W (approx)
What:	Specimen / agricultural model / agricultural implement / sowing
Subject:	Agriculture, Sowing (Departmental Classification)
Who:	Mr Hamilton, Dumfriesshire (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Dumfriesshire
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