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| One of the earliest pieces at The Cockshutt Shed, is a Frost &
Wood No. 2 Grain Binder. It was manufactured circa 1907 in Smith Falls,
Ontario for sale by the Cockshutt Company. As it required more storage
space than Dick Beecroft had to spare, he passed this find on to
Wayne.
It is in relatively good shape and requires mainly clean up work to
restore it to its original state.
Loading the binder at St. Thomas in July, 2001.
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Circa 1935-1940, the Model 6A Grain binder was manufactured by the Frost & Wood Company to be sold by the Cockshutt Plow Company of Brantford, Ontario. It was only built for a short period of time between production of the 6 and 6 B, which were more popular models. The 6A, shown below, was purchased from the Cedar Springs area of Kent County and is a 6 foot model equiped with a sheaf carrier. It is in reasonably good shape and Wayne intends to "clean it up" rather than do a complete restoration job. Plans include replacement of the canvases which have deteriorated badly over the years. |
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| A one row, horse drawn corn binder was acquired, thanks to Dick Beecroft, at St. Thomas where it was stored in its "retirement" until the summer of 2001. | Still in very good shape, the binder was built
circa 1915 by the Frost & Wood Company to be sold
by the Cockshutt Plow Company. It is in need of
a crank and the tongue, which had been remodeled for tractor use, will
be replaced with one of the original style.
An ad in a Cockshutt Implements Catalogue states that, "One man
can cut and bind from 4 to 7 acres of corn a day using this binder
...... equal to the amount that 6 or 7 men would accomplish in the same
time."
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