1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class IX.: W. Crosskill
135. CROSKILL, W., Iron Works, Beverley — Patentee and Manufacturer.
Patent serrated roller or clod-crusher; for crushing clods, compressing soft or fenny soils. This roller consists of cast-metal discs or roller parts, placed loosely upon a round axle so as to revolve independently of each other. The outer surface of each roller part is serrated and has a series of sideway projecting teeth, which act perpendicularly in breaking clods.
Improved Norwegian harrow; for pulverising without consolidating the soil. When used immediately after ploughing, it breaks and pulverises the furrows, leaving from three to four inches depth of fine mould properly prepared for seed; and will work moist land without clogging. The figure represents this harrow.
The frame and side levers are made stronger, with a new-invented horizontal regulator. The true incline of the harrow spikelets or rowel parts, when working in the soil, is by this regulator so exactly adjusted as to work with best effect; and saves a horse-power in draught.
Earl Ducie's drag harrow, or Uley cultivator and scarifier. For paring the land, cleaning out roots and weeds, and effectively stirring the land.
Yorkshire wold swing or two-wheel plough. For working light or heavy land. See figure.
Patent diagonal iron harrows. The teeth are so constructed that each tine cuts a separate track; and the draught is from the centre.
Emigrants' implement box. This box measures 11 feet long, two feet wide, and one foot deep.
Yorkshire wold corn, turnip, and manure drill, to saw six rows of corn or three rows of turnips.
Road Implements.
Patent wheels and axles in sets; for farm, road, or street work.
Model one-horse cart. Exhibited for workmanship, economy, and lightness of draught.
"Norwich and Exeter" cylindrical wheel prize one-horse cart. Fitted with harvest raves complete, for general farm work.
Improved "Norwich and Exeter" one-horse cart; with new front tipper, loose raves, etc.
"Norwich and Exeter" prize pair-horse waggon, with double break. Two horses will draw and run easy with three-ton loads. Fitted with a double break, acted upon by a hand-wheel in front of the waggon. Also, fitted with a pole and pair of shafts. The cut represents this waggon.
Improved liquid manure cart and pump. Fitted with pendulum watering apparatus for six feet broadcast; or with box-trough and flexible tubes for four rows of turnips, etc. See following cut.
The tank body is made of iron plates securely cemented and bolted together, and fitted with a brass outlet valve acted upon by an iron lever rod, with which the driver opens and closes the valve while walking by the side of the horse.
Portable farm railway, with trucks, turn-tables, etc.
This railway will convey, over the land, manure, marl, lime, etc.; and take off the land all kinds of green crops, as turnips, potatoes, and other produce. It is also useful for removing earth—to level, excavate, and embank. It will compete with carts, and prove far more expeditious and less expensive, especially in wet weather, when the land is so heavy as to become almost impassable for carts. The rails, manufactured in parts or lengths, are 15 feet long by 2 feet 11 inches wide, and 2 feet 6 inches in gauge: the ends fit into iron sockets. The wood rails are made of red deal, strongly put together and edged with iron. The rails when packed for delivery are four lengths in one package 15 feet long, 12 inches square, weighing about four hundred weight and a half only.
Permanent farm railway. To carry 40 cwt. loads. The permanent rails are made in 15 feet lengths, three feet in gauge; and for the portable rails 12 feet in length; with sets of ironwork with dognails, also sets of wheels and axles for trucks.
Fixture or portable steam-engine (see figure). For agricultural and manufacturing purposes. Exhibited as combining simplicity with security, cheapness, and effective power.
Bolting or thrashing machine. For thrashing the corn without bending, bruising, or breaking the straw.
Four-horse driving part. For driving a thrashing machine, patent mill, or other machinery.
Two-horse colonial thrashing part. (See first figure) Exhibited as a simple, powerful, and cheap machine, well adapted for small farms, or for colonists, and easily moved from one farm to another.
New patent two-horse driving part. Fitted with an upright shaft, and exhibited ready for working upon a stage, overhead a thrashing machine, universal power mill, and straw cutter.
Patent two-horse universal mill. For grinding, cutting, and hulling purposes; will grind every kind of farm produce.
New patent four-horse mill. For reducing coprolites to fine dust, and broken bones to bone-dust.
Two-horse power straw cutters. To cut five sizes; with fly-wheel and feeding apparatus.
Beverley corn-dressing machine and blower. With two screens and six riddles for winnowing corn, beans, peas, etc. By removing the screen and riddles it may be used as a blower. It is improved in the fan and made larger inside.
Archimedean root-washer. For washing potatoes, turnips, carrots, etc. (See second figure below.) The roots are delivered into a hopper, and pass thence into an inclined cylinder having two chambers, in the first of which they are confined and washed by turning the handle in one direction; and when thoroughly cleaned, by turning the handle the other way round, they pass into the second chamber, which is constructed in the form of a spiral, along which they pass until they drop into a spout outside.
Archimedean Egyptian bean and wheat washer. Fitted with a zinc cylinder and perforated holes, and constructed on the same principle as the root washer.
Improved liquid manure fixture pumps.
Improved portable pump and tripod stand.
Forr's patent fixture iron pig trough.