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There are several collectors with extensive collections that they open to the public.

Collections & Museums[]

Tractors and farm machinery
  • The Science Museum London has a large collection of 45 (march 2005) (but a lot are in storage).
  • The MERL project has compiled a list of collections and their holdings. Also a list of important machines not held in national collections that it is considers would be desirable to preserve examples of.
  • Museums List
  • Toddington Manor - Gardens and a collection of tractors open to the public. Check opening dates Here
  • Johnstown Castle Museum large collection of farming related exhibits at the Irish agricultural research station on the Johnstown Castle estate near Wexford in Ireland.
  • Breamore House Museum large collection of agricultural machinery and tractors housed in buildings within the Walled Garden at Breamore House in Hampshire.
  • Add other suitable collections here !
Plant
Combine Harvesters
  • The MERL project has compiled a list of collections and their holdings. Also a list of important machines not held in national collections.
  • There is a Scottish Rural life centre with a large collection.
  • A few collectors have preserved machines, mainly early ones that are used for odd plots or demonstration days occasionally.
Steam
  • Add Suitable collections here !
  • Carters Steam Fair - Traditional travelling steam fair.[2]
  • Dingles Steam Village & The Fair Ground Heritage Trust - Based in Devon.[3][4]
  • Scarborough Fair Collection - Collection of Steam Fair related exhibits at "Flowers of May Holiday Park" nr. Scarborough in Yorkshire. Collection started by Graham Atkinson. Includes "Iron Maiden" a well known Showmans Locomotive.[5]
  • Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum - The Key family collection of Traction engines, Stationary beam engines + miniature railway
  • Thursford Steam Museum - The late George Cushing,s collection of Rollers & Organs

List of Museums[]

Main article: museums

With Collections of Steam engines, Old machinery, and Tractors etc.

  • The Science Museum, London. - Huge range of Industrial Heritage on display.
  • Kelham Island Industrial Museum, Sheffield - Large Stationary Steam Engine and other industrial heritage.
  • Museum of Science and Industry (MoSI) in Manchester - Tractors, trains, engines and general engineeing exhibits. (Lot of interactive displays for kids)
  • Iron Bridge gorge & Coalbrook Dale Museum nr Telford in Shropshire.
  • Anson Engine Museum, Poynton nr Manchester - Collection of engines from earliest to most modern ( Mirrlees No.1 to the record breaking JCB Dieselmax engine.
  • Internal Fire Museum of Power, Wales - Museum to the Internal combustion engine (Privately run)

Private Collections[]

These are extensive collections of machines held by individuals. They are Not open to the public normally , but are often shown to organised (invited) private tours of Enthusiasts & local Collectors clubs. Some have an annual Charity open days. They often exhibit items from their collections at the various shows during the summer. Others just exhibit them at the many classic vehicle and steam shows around the UK and Ireland.

Inclusion - Generally if the owner is a regular exhibitor and has 3 or more tractors or has won trophy's at shows then they are classed as a 'collector' by Tractor Wiki. The main purpose of the collection pages are to showcase their hard work and link the other articles on the individual tractors. The list does not aim to be 100% accurate as collectors buy and sell tractors, and several large collections have been dispersed following the death of the creator. But any additional information is welcome to update the entries and add new ones to ensure greater accuracy.

(if you have more than 2 classic or vintage vehicles you are a collector) !!

Former collections[]

These are collections (mainly private) that have been dispersed (usually on the death of the original collector). Information based on press articles. 

List is to provide links within individual machines histories.

For all vehicles and machinery types featured in Tractor Wiki.

Please expand this list with relevant entries.
  • Lillywhite collection - Cars, Steam engines & Road Rollers.
  • Viv Kirk collection - Steam Fair related items included several Showman's Engines.
  • The Goodman collection - Tractors, dispersed at auction by Cheffins
  • The Battle Farm Museum collection - collection of Farm machines, dispersed in 2025 by Hope and Parker Auctioneers
  • Derek Mellor collection - Derbyshire restorer of early tractors.
  • William Nicols collection - Scottish haulage contractor with collection of vintage and classic commercial vehicles
  • JCB Heritage ERF Fleet - collection of classic ERF trucks restored by JCB and used to move classic machines to shows and within the company they moved components between factories but this stopped in 201? Due to there environmental policies moving to being seen to be “green” so the pre Euro emissions spec units were sold off. A couple of units were kept for show purposes.
  • Carters Steam Fair - following Covid Jobby Carter decide to stop touring with the steam fair collection he’d had built up which was started by his Dad and restored many fairground rides over many years. Jody instead pursuing his passion for sign writing and passing on the art of fairground signs to the next generation by running courses and publishing books on the craft.

in recent years as early collectors get older or pass away a number of collections have been dispersed.

WEB Sites & Links[]

  1. ↑ http://waltonhallmuseum.com/_wsn/page3.html
  2. ↑ http://www.carterssteamfair.co.uk/aboutus.html
  3. ↑ http://www.dinglesteam.co.uk/2008events.html
  4. ↑ http://www.fairground-heritage.org.uk/newsite/aboutus/about-fht.html
  5. ↑ Old Glory Magazine, No. 222, August 2008
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