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Memory Lane - "Clever mind pumped out inventions"

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Home deep freezing food was popular in the 1970s. British born Norma McCulloch, née Proudlove (1933-2010) from Rongotea became an expert in deep freezing techniques and...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          November 20, 2010

Piercy's Patent Portable Fence

J Piercy purchaed a property from David Hughey on 3 December 1891, located about one mile from Ashhurst on the Pohangina Road. He subsequently sold the property to Richard James on 2 April 1896. Piercy lodged Patent application 3196 for 'Piercy's ...

Creator:      W McGuire & Co., Sydney
Date:          circa 1892

Tractor tyre

A specialised tractor tyre, built by Reid and Gray of Palmerston North. Reid and Gray made agricultural implements and had branches throughout New Zealand.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1948

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