May Bros
Table of Contents
- May Brothers Cast Iron Implement Seat
- May Bros & Co History Notes
- May Bros & Co Gawler DOE Spanner
- May Bros Malleable Iron Spanner
- May Bros Gawler / Made in USA Malleable Iron Spanner
- May Brothers "Premier" Harvester seen at Kadina Agricultural Museum
- May Brothers "Climax" Damp Weather Stripper
- May Bros & Co Harvester
- May Bros & Co - Harvesting Machinery Section of the "Australasian Implement & House Furnishing Co Catalogue of 1916-1917 - Page 3
- May Bros & Co - Harvesting Machinery Section of the "Australasian Implement & House Furnishing Co Catalogue of 1916-1917 - Page 4
Introduction
History note May Brothers & Co.
May Brothers & Co were established in 1885 by Frederick and Afred
May in Gawler South Australia.
Frederick May was formerly a partner with James Martin & Co (between
1874 - 1885).
May Bros made a range of Agricultural Cultivating and Harvesting Implements
and Machinery.
The company was closed down around 1934.
Lots of history available on Wikipedia
If any reader can provide additional information or images please make contact via the link below.
References: Margaret and Phillip Simpson - "Old farm Machinery in Australia a Field Guide & Source Book"
Spanners marked May Bros hard to find. The two Malleable spanners pictured below were sourced in America where May Bros exported large numbers of their machines. The three spanners pictured are the only types we know of - if you have others, or other May Bros items to share - please make contact on the link below.
May Bros & Co Gawler DOE Spanner - 9" long. © Ozwrenches
May Bros Malleable Iron Spanner© J Hawking
May Bros Gawler / Made in USA - Malleable Iron Spanner similar to Erie / Eberhard types © D Symons
May Brothers "Premier" Harvester seen at Kadina Agricultural Museum © ozwrenches
May Brothers "Climax" Damp Weather Stripper - seen at a rural museum yard in a small town in S Aust © ozwrenches
May Bros & Co Harvester seen at Booleroo Museum. © ozwrenches
May Bros & Co - Harvesting Machinery Section of the "Australasian Implement & House Furnishing Co Catalogue of 1916-1917 - Page 3. © ozwrenches
May Bros & Co - Harvesting Machinery Section of the "Australasian Implement & House Furnishing Co Catalogue of 1916-1917 - Page 4. © ozwrenches
Thanks go to the various people and museums who made May Bros items available for these pictures. In particular, John Hawking & Daryl Symons.
If any other people can supply information or pictures of May Bros - please make contact on the link below.