ROBERT CRAWFORD GENTLE GIANT PASSES ON…
Robert Crawford and his family have contributed so much to the whole of the vehicle preservation movement, not only in the agricultural sector but commercial vehicles, steam, cars and so much more.
Connections
Robert’s father set up in business in the early Twenties and was the village blacksmith, which led him to become an agricultural dealer, scrap merchant, haulier, and farmer. He was certainly a person who could think ahead of the game.
Crawfords always had strong connections with Marshall’s of Gainsborough starting in 1932 when they bought one of the very first 15-30 single-cylinder tractors and in 1934 a John Fowler 25 crawler, which again set things up for the future with this Leeds company. This led to Crawfords becoming agents for these makes until 1995 when Track-Marshall at Gainsborough finally ceased.
In fact, Crawfords were personally acquainted with the Thomas W Ward family who saved Marshalls from bankruptcy in 1935.
