Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club

Well Done Sherlock Sprayerman. The Games afoot. It looks like you MAY have solved the mystery – Elsom Seeds thinks it might be something to do with them and they are investigating.
Dr Watson

Sprayerman
Very many thanks – will get on to that today

Thanks – I wish I could find that catalogue! The off-center hole does mean it hangs right, but it looks odd when I try it. I can’t find any other tag with a hole in a similar position – they are all at the top.

Many thanks for the food for thought, and they certainly add ‘grist to the mill.’ However, going down the seed/tree route, there is no evidence that a guarantee was ever supplied. In so far as my research showed. In the late 19th century, it was not common for seed suppliers to offer formal guarantees on their products. Agriculture at the time was…[Read more]

Thanks for asking – completely bank

Thanks. I’ve seen one at the Welland Steam Fair. It was designed for use in Africa but was underpowered and expensive.