My 1940's "classic vehicle" :)

Silvera

Here is a pic of my current "classic" ..........recently restored from a very rusty state............

Anybody here know what it is?

Irish-trucker

Turnip sower ?

John

WE defo need our own classic forum for tractor's , steam engines , stationary engines , vintage farm equipment

Alfasudcrazy

Its some sort of horse drawn seed planter?

AMurphy

Commonly used for sowing turnips and mangols in drills. Or any small round seeds, parsnit, carrots, beets.
A donkey could pull it.

Pierce of Wexford vintage I'll assume.

I remember one could be rented from the same store as one bought the seeds.
Did you replace the little brushes inside the seed container, won't work without them.

Which reminds me, anyone know of, or familiar with, a "grass fiddle" or a "hayseed fiddle"

Silvera

You are all correct!

It's a Horse-drawn Seed Sowing Implement made by Pierce & Co., Wexford.

I don't know it's exact year of manufacture, but I reckon sometime in the late 1930's or 1940's.

I have owned it for about 12 years and have recently repainted it (7 coats of paint!) for display in my garden.

AMurphy,
Correct, it does contain small 'brushes' inside the drum to move the seeds........but seeing as I won't be working it (and don't own a work horse ) I won't need to replace the worn out bristles!

Silvera.