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RURAL RELICS PHILIP PIERCE & CO SEED DRILL

In the late 1800s, County Wexford, Ireland was a hotbed of agricultural engineering. The fertile land and the relatively warm climate well suited the area to farming, so there was a large local demand for agricultural equipment.

The county was well connected. There was

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