Art Resource - AR924997

Milking parlour equipped with Thistle suction and pulsation milking machine, 1899.

Milking parlour equipped with Thistle suction and pulsation milking machine, 1899. Devised by Dr Alexander Shields of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1895, the Thistle was considered too expensive and was not developed, although subsequent machines used the same principle. At 3 is a vacuum pump powered by a 4-5 hp stationary engine. From Les Inventions Illustrees. (Paris, September, 1899).

Unique Identifier AR924997

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4868px × 3585px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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