The Buffer

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

The Buffer

The Buffer

Name/Title

The Buffer

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.972

Description

A knife cleaning machine

Context

Made by Follows and Bate of Manchester late 19th or early 20th century. The company was founded in 1868 and was making agricultural machinery by 1870. By 1937 as an exhibitor in the British Industries Fair he had many items on display including: Side-drive and Roller Lawn Mowers, Garden Seats, Garden Barrows, Grindstones, Chimney Cowls, Ventilators, Hose Reels, Tennis Markers, Marmalade Machines, Potato Chippers, Slicers, Bread Cutters, Wringer Stands, Lawn Sprayer and Tidy. (Stand No.A.427 and A.322) [4]

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Tools, Horticultural Sundries

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Height

200 mm

Width

310 mm

Depth

150 mm

Dimension Notes

Height including handle 290 mm

Material

Iron, Non-ferrous metal, Wood

Location

* Untyped Location

SWL

Condition

Overall Condition

Good