1858-06-07 James Ferrabee Patent No 1277 P01

A.D. 1858, 7th JUNE. N° 1277.

Machinery for Cutting, Collecting, and Spreading Grass, &c.

LETTERS PATENT to James Ferrabee, of Thrupp, near Stroud, in the County of Gloucester, Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR CUTTING, COLLECTING, AND SPREADING GRASS, AND FOR SWEEPING."

Sealed the 3rd December 1858, and dated the 7th June 1858.

PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Ferrabee at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th June 1858.

I, JAMES FERRABEE, of Thrupp, near Stroud, in the County of Gloucester, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE- MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR CUTTING, COLLECTING, AND SPREADING GRASS, AND FOR SWEEPING," to be as follows:-

My Invention of improvements in machinery for cutting, collecting, and spreading grass, and for sweeping, relates to that class of machinery in which 10 these operations are effected by means of rotating contrivances adapted for effecting the intended object.

The leading features of the Invention are, 1st, mounting the rotating cylinders or rolls on the same axis as the carrying wheels, and arranging the driving gear in such a manner that a rotary motion in either direction may be 15 given as desired.

2nd, in constructing the cylinders of moveable sections provided with arms,