Name/TitleChaff Cutter
About this objectThis item is a mechanical Chaff Cutter and was used by the donor at Cotton. It was worked by power from an overhead drive. Accompanying the Chaff Cutter are two shafts from the overhead drive, one of which has a double wheel.
MakerBentall
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Made1842
Place MadeHeybridge, Maldon, Essex
Medium and MaterialsMade largely of iron.
Inscription and MarksPlate on body: THE BENTALL CMD CHAFF CUTTER
On the wheel: BENTALL HEYBRIDGE MALDON ENGLAND 1773
MeasurementsLength of stand: 3 feet 3 inches
Width of stand: 2 feet
Wheel: 3 feet 6 inches
2 blades each: 1 foot 6 inches round curve
Height of body: 3 feet 3 inches
Height of top wheel: 4 feet 4 inches
Shaft from overhead drive: 4 feet with double wheel 10 x 6 1/2 inches
shaft from overhead drive: 4 feet 3 inches with wheel 1 foot 1 inch x 7 inches
Object Typechaff cutter
Object numberSTMEA:A.2430
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
