Barford & Perkins

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Early Barford & Perkins Pioneer diesel roller at Threlkeld

Barford and Perkins, A family firm that manufactured road construction rollers/compactors, agricultural rollers, and other agricultural machinery. The companies history goes back to 1860 when the firm was founded as Blacksmiths. After 3 generations Barford and Perkins Merged with Aveling & Porter in 1934 to form Aveling-Barford. This was following the collapse of the AGE group which they were both part of.

Frank Perkins worked for the firm for several years before going on to invent a high speed diesel engine and found F. Perkins Engines Ltd, with Charles Chapman, whilst working for Aveling & Porter.

[edit] Model Range

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• Barford & Perkins D3 - tandem grass roller c.1913
• Barford & Perkins J type - Tandem roller
• Barford & Perkins SD9 - Pioneer road roller - Diesel powered

[edit] Preserved examples

[edit] UK Machines

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Rear view of a early Barford & Perkins diesel roller

Restored Barford and Perkins D3 roller of 1913 formerly owned by the Earl of Suffolk. On display at the woolpit Steam rally 2009

• An early Diesel engined roller on display at the Vintage Excavator Trust at Threlkeld, Cumbria, is roller No. RR 067 a Barford 'Pioneer' machine of type SD9.
• Barford and Perkins D3 roller s/n D005 with Albion engine from ~ 1913, this engine was formerly restored by Aveling Barford for their centenary in 1965. Now owned part of the Seeley collection from Woolpit, Suffolk.

[edit] Other rollers world wide

• the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia has a Barford and Perkins roller from 1923 that has been restored to use.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Aveling & Porter
• Aveling-Barford
• Perkins engines
• AGE
• Albion
• Road Roller Association
  • Clubs Listing
• Museums List
• Shows and Meets

[edit] References / sources

[edit] External links

• Road roller association
• Peterborough Archives - Some company records and Literature