Photograph: Threshing at an unknown location

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 221 WSM600
  • Alternative Id.
      GB 221 WSM/606
  • Dates of Creation
      [c. 1910]
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      1 item

Scope and Content

PHOTOGRAPH: Threshing at an unknown location.

Includes: Thomas Williams (1867 - 1936) on top of the haystack. Thomas Williams was Grandfather to Emrys Owen and married to Jane nee Owen (1867 - 1947) who lived at Gardd Lywarch, Penrhosfeilw and had 6 sons and 1 daughter, Grace (1899 - 1958) who was Emrys' mother.

Administrative / Biographical History

Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of grain (or other crop) from the chaff to which it is attached. It is the step in grain preparation after reaping. Threshing does not remove the bran from the grain. Threshing may be done by beating the grain using a flail on a threshing floor. Another traditional method of threshing is to make donkeys or oxen walk in circles on the grain on a hard surface. Hand threshing was laborious, with a bushel of wheat taking about an hour. In the late 18th century, before threshing was mechanized about one-quarter of agricultural labor was devoted to it. Industrialization of threshing began in 1786 with the invention of the threshing machine by Scotsman Andrew Meikle. Today, in developed areas, it is now mostly done by machine, usually by a combine harvester, which harvests, threshes, and winnows the grain while it is still in the field.

Access Information

Dim cyfyngiadau/ No Restrictions

Acquisition Information

Adnau preifat / Private deposit.

Note

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Other Finding Aids

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Ynys Môn ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Ynys Môn yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen./Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Cyflwr da /Good condition

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Amanda Sweet for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives

Appraisal Information

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Swyddfa Gofnodi Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn wedi eu cadw /All records which meet the collection policy of the Anglesey Archives have been retained.

Accruals

Ni ddisgwylir croniadau/Accruals are not expected

Related Material

WSD/785; WSJ/12/9 and WM/2142