Preston Agricultural Society, Established 1870
Preston Agricultural Society, Established 1870, silver prize, 1873, by Ottley, farming scene, rev. Awarded to/ John Fowler and Co. / For Traction Engine, 55 mm. Good very fine. £Sold
John Fowler was an agricultural engineer and inventor who was born in Wiltshire in 1826. He worked on the mechanisation of agriculture and was based in Leeds. He is credited with the invention of steam-driven ploughing engines. He died 4 December 1864, following a hunting accident. After his death, John Fowler & Co., was then continued by Robert Fowler and Robert Eddison.
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