Andrew Handyside who made Friargate bridge in Derby made lots of items you probably would never have even thought about such as farming machinery.
Here is one such example: a foot powered treadle grinder in Australia.
"Mr. Phillips" is the inventor of the grinder, it dates from before 1878. I have seen a winding wheel with Phillips' on it too.
Here are some other item that Handyside made that you may not have know about : Smith's Hearths, Forges, Winding Engines, Agricultural equipment, Lathes, Motorcar cylinders, Steam vessels, Carriage wheels, Locomotive tenders, Cotton pressing machines, Water Cranes and Coal Trucks to name but a few.
Photos courtesy of Cliff Overton, thanks to Joan Picone.
If you know of any other farming machinery out there by Handyside please get in touch.
My reference : The Engineer issued 1878.
PHILLIPS’ TREADLE GRINDER.
MESSRS. HANDYSIDE and Co., of Derby, exhibit at the Islington Show, among other things, the neat little grinding machine, the invention of Mr. Phillips, which we illustrate, for sharpening reaper knives and such like. The grinder can sit at his work, and use both feet on the treadle, and is consequently able to work much quicker and better than is the case when he has to stand balancing on one leg and work the treadle with the other. This is a decided improvement. The cost of the machine is very small.
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