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A 4 h.p. 'Sundial' engine powered belt-drive S.M.H. No.1 hay press, March 1940. The raised arm with saw-toothed blade above the baling chamber (called the 'magpie') feds the hay was fed into the baling chamber. A ram operated on a crank between the two large gear wheels.
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Photograph, Black & White
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Agriculture & rural life, Crop management - harvesting, Hay balers
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Agricultural Equipment, Engines, Hay Balers, Machines, Workers