A New or Improved Turnip Topping, Tailing, and Lifting Machine.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th Jan.,. 1895-Accepted, 16th Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Turnip Topping, Tailing, and Lifting
Machine.
I, JAMES THOMSON, of Mains of Skeith, Deskford, Cullen, in the County
of Banff, North Britain, Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved turnip topping, tailing and lifting
machine and consists as follows:-
In carrying out my invention I employ an iron framework set upon two slides.
The slides are made of angle iron with the flanges turned downwards and the
apex upwards so that as the implement or machine is drawn along the drill, the
flanges take hold of the ground and serve to keep the implement or machine;
steady.
The topper is formed of two sharp blades attached to the upper sides of two
semicircular bars of iron, the circular sides of which point downwards. These
bars or arms are kept in position by means of a suitably shaped bow or bracket
suspended from the framework in such a way as to admit of a free vertical and
horizontal motion and the said bow or bracket and bars or arms are capable of
being raised or lowered by means of a screw from the top.
The tailer is an arrow shaped knife attached to a bar of iron running along the
centre of the framework and directly over the centre of the drill of turnips. It is
also raised and lowered by a screw from the framework above. The bar behind
the tailer has two small mould boards attached for dislodging and lifting the turnips
out of the ground.
Dated this 9th day of April 1894
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
A New or Improved Turnip Topping, Tailing, and Lifting
Machine.
I, JAMES THOMSON, of Mains of Skeith, Deskford, Cullen, in the County
of Banff, North Britain, Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This invention relates to a new or improved turnip topping, tailing and lifting
machine and consists as follows:-
1
In carrying out my said invention as illustrated in side elevational view Figure
and front view Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings, I employ an iron frame-
work A, set upon two slides B. The said slides B are made of angle iron with the
edges or flanges 6 turned downwards, and the apex 6 upwards, so that as the
implement or machine is drawn along the drill, the said flanges 6 thus take hold of
the ground and serve to keep the implement or machine steady.

page_text: The topper is formed of two sharp blades C attached to the upper sides of two
semicircular bars of iron D, the circular sides, of which point downwards. The
said bars D are attached to the main frame A by means of rods and kept in position
by means of a suitably shaped bow or bracket E which is suspended from the
framework by means of a steel spring E, chain E' and adjusting screw E, in such
a manner, as to admit of, a free vertical and horizontal motion, as well as, an easy
means for raising or lowering the said bow or bracket E, being effected.
The tailer is composed of an arrow shaped knife F attached to the back end g
of an iron bar G, the front end g' of which is connected by suitable means to the
framework A, in such a manner, as to permit of the said bar G being raised or
lowered by means of a screw and handle arrangement H. The said arrow shaped
knife Fis attached to the bar G by means of a depending rod J, in such a manner,
as to be directly in the centre of the drill of turnips. The bar or rod J has also
suitably attached to it, behind the knife F, two small mould boards K for dislodging
and lifting the turnips out of the ground and then pushing them to the side.
The whole of the foregoing thus forms an efficient agricultural implement or
machine which tops, tails and lifts turnips out of the ground at the same time as it
is drawn along the drill of turnips by horse or other power.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is :-
The improved turnip topping, tailing and lifting machine, as described and shown
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Oth dox of Tony 1905
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.