Bidspirit auction | A Vintage The Hero Broadcast

A Vintage The Hero Broadcast Seed Sower and a Yorkshire Corn Merchant Sample Bag - A vintage agricultural fiddle-style broadcast seed sower together with a regional corn merchant sample bag. The seed sower is constructed from a red-painted wooden frame with a cream canvas hopper attached to the top. The front of the wooden box features black stencilled lettering which reads THE HERO REGD BROADCAST SEED SOWER. The distribution mechanism includes a metal rotating plate on the underside, powered by a separate wooden fiddle bow and cord. The accompanying blue fabric sample bag is printed in white with Frank Grayson Ltd CORN MERCHANTS WHITE LODGE GRISTHORPE FILEY E. YORKSHIRE TELEPHONE FILEY 3124. The telephone number and merchant details provide regional provenance to East Yorkshire.