Picture No | 10216073 |
Date | 1857 |
Description | Steam ploughing with Boydell's engine, near Louth |
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Steam ploughing with Boydell's engine near Louth, with a large group of onlookers watching the proceedings. The traction engine with three double ploughs was impressive for the time- capable of ploughing one acre in 73 minutes.
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Source | The Illustrated London News, 15 August 1857, page 165 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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