Milking parlour equipped with Thistle suction

Milking parlour equipped with Thistle suction and pulsation milking machine, 1895. Devised by Dr Alexander Shields of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1895, the Thistle was considered too expensive and was not developed, although subsequent machines used the same principle. At 3 is a vacuum pump powered by a 4-5 hp stationary engine. From Les Inventions Illustrees (Paris, September 1899). Chromolithograph

Although Considered Dairy Developed Devised Equipped Expensive Inventions Mechanisation Milking Parlour Principle Shields Stationary Subsequent Suction Thistle Vacuum

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