I have had a new email from Ron, basicly he is saying here are some pictures he goes on to explain ech picture. Here is the email.
Hi Cameron, I was rummaging thru some of my Howard info
and was not sure if you had these pics. If you have no problem, if not they may
be of interest.
The Howard colonist pic is from the book "Chandeliers and
Billy Tea" and was the one I ID'd my plough from originally and an early Howard
1879 add - this I got from the Trove site. There are a number of similar adds in
early Aust papers.
The other pic is of my two furrow Howard plough that I got
at auction recently. This is a remarkable find and is possibly one of the rarest
ploughs in existence in Australia at this time. It is obviously a later model
than mine but still has the exact same frame and wheels and is still made of
wrought iron. I will use bits from this to fully restore my other plough with
100% original parts and make up another 3 wheeled plough with 90% parts - this
one I will put up for sale eventually.
I think I told you I had stripped my plough and have had
it sand blasted and primed. Re-assembly will proceed as time
permits.
Cheers
Ron
Here are the pictures.
That is all for now.
BYE
Cameron
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