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Darby Steam-Digger
The Darby Steam-Digger, a light traction engine, was invented circa 1879 by farmer Thomas Darby and built at Lodge Farm Pleshey, near Chelmsford in Essex, England. Robert Hasler, seen driving the Digger, helped to build this first prototype. In 1900 the company moved to a 6 acre site known as Stileman's Works in Wickford, Essex. In mid-1906 the works and its contents were auctioned under the order of the executors of the late T. Dowsett (who was the first mayor of Southend, and an extremely wealthy man). This sale included 6 traction engines and 21 Darby Land Diggers. First Version In effect the machine was an early tractor designed mainly for ploughing, and could accomplish an hour (1 m2/s) to a maximum depth of 14 inches (360 mm). This first digger was constructed on pedestrian principles and had six "feet" and really did walk over the fields. Unfortunately it jumped too much to be really successful. The digger was later modified to have wheels in place of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darby Digger 1
Darby may refer to: Places United States * Darby, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Darby, Montana, a town * Darby, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Darby Township, Madison County, Ohio * Darby Township, Pickaway County, Ohio * Darby Township, Union County, Ohio * Lake Darby, Ohio * Darby, Pennsylvania, a borough ** Darby station * Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania * Darby Creek (Pennsylvania), a tributary of the Delaware River Other places * Darby River, Victoria, Australia * Darby Green, Yateley, North East Hampshire, England * Camp Darby, U.S. military camp in Italy * Darby Generating Station, a peaker plant in Pickaway County, Ohio Other uses * Darby (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people with the name, as well as those named D'Arby * Hurricane Darby (other) * USS Darby (DE-218), USS ''Darby'' (DE-218), US Navy destroyer escort * Darby, New Hampshire, a fictional town in a series of novels by Ernest Hebert * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
