Terry completed the restoration of both winnowers over a period of about two years. The first from Walkaway was converted into an engine driven seed cleaner by the previous owners and remains as such. The second Winnower is operated by the crank handle and whilst fully restored and operational, Terry has not attempted to put any material through it due to the age and fragility of the machine.
Terry will be exhibiting this winnower at the Brookton Old Time Motor Show on the 19th March 2016 and hopes one day for Pingelly to have a community display area, where locally restored historical agricultural machinery such as his winnowers can be displayed for all members of the public to enjoy.
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Gaye.
1/10/2021 08:17:13 am
I lived on a farm when young, and turned an old winnower casing into a “cubby house” complete with existing “shelves” (from the internal structure) on which I placed bottles of flour, sugar etc.. I used to ride my bike on a gravel road, to the local store/P.O where I would buy small quantities of flour, sugar etc to stock my shelves. The winnower was my ‘special place’ and I loved it!
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