Copy Photograph: A Massey Harris combine harvester working at Plas Newydd

COPY PHOTOGRAPH: A Massey Harris combine harvester working at Plas Newydd. It was the first harvester in Anglesey driven by Mr Robert T. Jones who worked on the estate.

In 1891 Massey Manufacturing merged with A. Harris, Son & Co. Ltd to become Massey-Harris Limited the largest agricultural equipment maker in the British Empire. Massey-Harris made threshing machines and reapers as well as safety bicycles, introducing a shaft-driven model in 1898. In 1910 it acquired the Johnston Harvester Company in Batavia, New York. Early tractor models included the 20 horsepower Massey-Harris GP 15/22 (1930 - 36), 25 horsepower 'Massey-Harris Pacemaker' (1936 - 1939), 35 horsepower Model 101 (1938 - 1942), Massey-Harris Pony, Model 20, Model 81, and Model 744. Grain harvesting was revolutionized by Massey engineer Tom Carroll in 1938, with the world's first self-propelled combine, the No. 20. It was too heavy and expensive for extensive mass production, but served as a guide for the design of the lighter and less costly No. 21 which was tested in 1940, and put on sale in 1941. The final generation of Massey-Harris tractors were introduced immediately after World War II. In 1955, the 30-horsepower Massey-Harris 50 was introduced after the merger that created Massey-Harris-Ferguson. Also tractors commonly known as the "triple series" featured new styling that included a slightly different hood design, chrome trim on the grill and hood, and a different color scheme. They were also available with power steering, live power take-off (PTO) and hydraulics. The Massey Harris triple series tractors remained in production until 1958.

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Compiled by Amanda Sweet for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives

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