Nicholson & Morrow
Nicholson & Morrow Nameplate on a seed drill end © D Symons
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Introduction
Joseph Nicholson & Co.
Joseph Nicholson & co are listed in S & M Melb in 1876 as being situated at 22 Bouverie St Carlton.
In 1883, James Morrow, an employee of J Nicholson & Co bought a half share in the company with his invention of the spur wheel drive.
James Morrow.
James Morrow patented a prize-winning stripper with a threshing attachment
in August 1883, but the machine was not a combination harvester. Although
other patents for harvesters followed that year, the most important was
Morrow's patent of a stripper harvester in January 1884. With the same
machine he had won £75 in the Dookie field trials in December 1883,
and it was in operation two months before H. V. McKay completed his machine.
The harvester patented (V3649) by Morrow in January 1884 was the first
successful machine of this type.
Nicholson &Morrow
In the race to produce Australia's first commercially available harvester,
Morrow and Nicholson made a terrible and costly mistake. In August 1884
they decided not to proceed with the development of their new harvester
and instead concentrate on other products including a damp weather harvester.
It handed McKay a crucial advantage. (ref Bob Morrow)
If anyone can shed more light on these companies and or provide catalogue information please contact us on the link below
Ref – "Old Farm Machinery in Australia" by Margaret & Phillip Simpson.
Ref - "Heritage farming in Australia" by A & A Sloane, 1998
Spanners supplied by Nicholson & Morrow are very hard to find.
Above - N & M Plough Spanner and N & M DOE ©Ozwrenches.
Above - Nicholson & Morrow Makers Melbourne Drill End ©D Symons.
Above - J. N DOE & J N & Co Podger. Both thought to be Joseph Nicholson and Joseph Nicholson & Co ©Ozwrenches