The Old Lawnmower Club
Collection, Preservation and Display of Old Lawn Mowers

Surviving Ferrabee Rotary Fulling Machine

John Dyer of Trowbridge invented the rotary fulling machine (Patent No 6460, registered 13 August 1833). The design was improved by the Ferrabees by adding a parabolic spring to the top roller. 

This example is preserved at Dunkirk Mill, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. It must have been manufactured between 1852 and November 1855 because it has the names J & H Ferrabee is on the name plate.

  • James & Henry Ferrabee Rotary Fulling Machine

    James & Henry Ferrabee Rotary Fulling Machine at Dunkirk Mill, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.

    Publication
    Original Photograph
    Date
    Source
    PH/2025-09-28