Marshall, Sons & Co.

Marshall, Sons & Co. of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire were formerly manufacturers of steam tractors, Agricultural machinery and Engines.

Marshall Colonial of 1908 - R — The Impressive Marshall Colonial of 1908 at the Newark Vintage show in 2008

History[]

Marshall, Sons & Co. of Gainsborough were manufacturers of a range of Steam tractors and Engines.

The companies early attempt at an Internal combustion engined tractor was the huge Marshall Colonial of 1908. This huge 70 hp Prairie monster was built for export mainly to Australia and New Zealand and few have survived from the 300 built. One example (pictured) is in the Robert Crawford collection and is occasional exhibited at shows such as the special Marshall gathering at Newark Vintage Tractor and Heritage Show in 2008, were it won the Old Glory prize for the oldest tractor at the Show.

Before going on to build the Field Marshall range of tractors. (see separate Article)

Agricultural machinery[]

Marshall Threshing machine at Newby Hall 08 - P6080101 — A late model Marshall threshing machine at work at Newby Hall Vintage Gathering in 2008

Marshall Saw bench at Carrington 2010 - IMG 5214 — A restored Marshall saw bench being demonstrated at Carrington Rally 2010

Marshalls built a range of agricultural machinery in addition to their range of portable and traction engines.

The best known product were;

Threshing machines.
Circular saw benches

Steam Engine Model range[]

Details of production and range needed, please add here.

Preserved Machines[]

A Number of Marshalls steam engines and Tractors have been preserved, and can be seen at the various Steam fairs, Vintage vehicle rallies and Agricultural shows throughout the year held around the country. Some examples are show on this page.

The Pallot Steam Museum at Sion in Trinity Jersey UK has four original models of Marshall machinery there, one is a 1922 black Marshall Compound 12 Ton Steam Roadroller, another similar but smaller 1925 grey Marshall Compound 8 Ton Roller of which both are restored and in working order, a 1916 green Marshall Compound 10 ton Steam Engine that is complete and running and a 1928 brown Marshall 12 T Steam engine model that was found in the museumyard awaiting restoration work. All of them were heavily used in the Island for farmwork, roadbuilding and roadhaulage before and until the German Occupation of Jersey and even later. They were last used in the late 1950s and two are shown here. This museum also carries on heavy restoration, reconditioning and preservation of all kinds of motorvehicles and machinery by a team of blacksmiths, engineers and mechanics working there at the museum workshops and at their yard depot. All the Museum collection and the site has been owned by the Pallot family since it was opened.

1916 Marshall Steam Engine for restoration — An original 1916 Marshall 10 T Steam Engine awaiting restoration

1925 Mashall Roadroller 12 Ton — An original 1925 Marshall 12 T Steam Roadroller restored on display

The black Marshall Compound 12 Ton Roadroller infoplate

A 1925 Marshall Compound 8 T Roadroller infoplate

(please list preserved machines here, and Link them to an individual article or other sites with more details if possible).

Please add any known machine details to the list.

Known machines built by Marshall, Sons & Co. Ltd in Preservation. (TER lists nearly 450)
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Engine No.	Name	Build Date	Type	Weight	Power nhp	Reg No.	Owner	Image	Other info
Marshall no. 3255	-	c.1874	Portable	-	12 nhp	-	Owner ?, Bishops Castle		Earliest known preserved Marshall in the UK.^[1]
Marshall no. 6158	Waddington	1878	PE	2 ton	? nhp	-	Owner ?, Chiswick		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 6896 ?	-	187?	PE	weight ?	power ?	-	Old Hall Farm, Lake District		Design not Consistent with no on engine.^[2]
Marshall no. 10193	Name	1883	PE	weight ?	6 nhp	-	Owner ?		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 10410	Name	18883	PE	weight ?	power ?	-	Owner ?, Chatham		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 10666	Name	1881 ?	PE	weight ?	30 nhp ?	-	Owner ?, Gloucestershire		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 12715	Name	1890's ?	TE	weight ?	power ?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?, Canterbury		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 12488	Name	1884	PE	weight ?	8 nhp	-	Owner ?, Blanford		Imported from Tasmania
Marshall no. 14242	Victoria, Empress of India	1886	TE	8 ton	6 nhp	HO 5913	Owner ?, Liss		At Hollycombe Steam Collection
Marshall no. 14421	Sparks	1886	TE	7.5 tom	6 nhp	BP 9045	Owner ?, Banbury		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 15391	Enysham Hall	1887	TE	8 ton	6 nhp	BW 5249	J. Wharton, Whitney	to add	At Fairford Steam Rally 2011
Marshall no. 15590	Name	1888	RL	weight ?	7 nhp	Reg no. ?	Owner ?, London		repatriated from Australia 19 ??
Marshall no. 16553	Name	1888	TE	weight ?	6 nhp	Reg no. ?	Owner ?, Stroud		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 17134	Mary Margaret	1889	TE	10 ton	8 nhp	PY 298	Michael Davidson, Co Durham		Seen at Southport Vintage Rally in 2009 was at GDSF 2004 Unrestored
Marshall no. 117137	Name	1889	PE	weight ?	12 nhp	-	Owner ?, Chard
Marshall no. 17287	The Farmers Friend	1889	TE	8 ton	6 nhp	MI 1954	Owner ?, in ROI
Marshall no. 17328	Brittania	1889	TE	10 ton	8 nhp	AL 9048	Owner ?, Doncaster
Marshall no. 21622 ?	-	1893	Semi Portable	? tons	? nhp	-	Weeting Rally	To add	In the Timber Yard at Weeting Rally 2009
Marshall no. 23368	-	1894	TE	?	?	TA 2728	Bicton Gardens Museum		in the collection at Bicton Devon
Marshall no. 23803	Teapot	1894	TE	8 ton	6 nhp	BE 7795	P. Clement, Newark		Lincoln Steam Rally 2008
Marshall no. 23885	No.1	1893	TE	?	?	TB 2843	I & J Balls of ?		3 shaft engine. - At Southport Vintage Rally Sale 2009
Marshall no. 26660	-	1895	Portable	-	10 nhp	-	Caister Castle Museum		Caister Castle Museum, Yarmouth
Marshall no. 27649	Sir Leonard	1896	Portable	N/A	8/10 nhp	N/A	J. Missen / D. Spearman	Photo needed (At Kettering ? )	special built for estate of Joseph Symm, Cumbria.
Marshall no. 28922	Alderman	1897	TE	N/A	8 nhp	BH 7606	Dave Paxton, ?		seen at Cheltenham Steam and Vintage Fair 2009
Marshall no. 30169	Harriet	1898	RR (compact roller)	N/A	7 nhp ,	not registered	The Museum of Lincolnshire Life		at Lincoln Steam Rally 2008 .
Marshall no. 32092	Black Bess	1899	TE type Agricultural	10 ton	6 nhp	PY 5827	Harrison Family since 1923		at Driffield Steam rally 2008 & Masham Rally 2009
Marshall no. 32517	Enoch	1900 ?	RR	? ton	? nhp	RR 7519	R. Tyler, Notts		Ex Beeby Bros. Sold by Cheffins for £ 38,000 (20 sept 2008)^[3]
Marshall no. 1234	Name	date built	type	weight ?	power ?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 34151	Jimmie B	1900	TE	9 ton	6 nhp	TB 2649	T. Middleton, Northamptonshire		At Rushden 2008 & Bloxham 2009
Marshall no. 35978	The Hermit	1901	TE (Convertible)	? Tons	5 nhp	TA 2434	K. Myers, Yorkshire	To add	At Duncombe Park Steam Rally 2009
Marshall no. 36258	Punch	1902	TE (originally a Roller)	?	5 nhp	FU 92	M. Watts, ?		At Old Warden 2009
Marshall no. 37690	Old Timer	1902	TE	? ton	6 nhp	BH 7373	B. Brown, Berkshire		At Woodcote Rally 2009. (the original Race engine that started rallies off)
Marshall no. 37823	Old Ned	1902	TE	? ton	? nhp	BS 8385	C. Spence, ?	to add	Lincoln Steam Rally 2008 Repatriated from Tasmania in 1991
Marshall no. 38024	Cressing Temple	1902	TE	10 ton	6 nhp	TA 629	D&P Robinson		Driffield & Lincoln 2008 & Duncombe Park & Masham2009
Marshall no. 38819	-	1903	TE single cylinder	?	6nhp	- (imported)	M Yeoman, ?		ex Tasmania
Marshall no. 38977	King John	1903	TE	10 tons	7 nhp	HR 3775	C. Peacock, Yorkshire		At Duncombe Park & Masham Steam Rally 2009
Marshall no. 40047	Patricia	1904	RR	10 ton	6 nhp	BE 8186	M. Armer, Lancs		At Scorton Vintage and Country Fayre 2009
Marshall no. 40101	-	1903	TE	10 ton	6 nhp	BJ 6356	S Webb, ?		Displayed in 'as found' condition at GDSF 2008
Marshall no. 40717	-	1904	traction engine single cylinder	9 tons	6 nhp	AF 4688	M Yeoman, ?
Marshall no. 43090	Conchita	1905	PE	-	6 nhp	NA	Owner ?, In Bury Transport Museum		Brittania Firebox, repatriated from Chile.
Marshall no. 43560	Winifred	1905	TE	?	6 nhp	BD 5414	Mrs. S Rogan, ? (Family owned for 6 generations).	to add	At Old Warden 2009
Marshall no. 44110		1905	Portable	-	6 nhp	-	?		Repatriated from Chile By Tuxfords Undergoing restoration^[4]
Marshall no. 45414	-	1906	Traction engine	10 ton	7 nhp	BE 7789	Robert Crawford collection		Ex Major Henry Marshall (of Track Marshall)
Marshall no. 45592 (Non UK Preserved engine)	-	1906	TE	? ton	7 nhp	-	Bob Ahrens of Nr Adelaide, Australia		Worked in Tasmaniain
Marshall no. 46276	Pearl	1906	TE	10 ton	7 nhp	HO 5556	Owner ?, Bury Transport Museum		At Rempstone Steam Rally 2010
Marshall no. 47053	-	1907	Portable - single cylinder	?	8nhp	-	M. Yeoman, ?		exported to Argentina
Marshall no. 47562 (non UK engine)	-	1907	Port	?	9 nhp	-	Gl. Estrup, Landbrugsmuseum		-
Marshall no. 47731	Sir Hector	1907	TE	?	?	MS 3081	Royal Scottish Museum		)
Marshall no. 49222	-	1908	TE	11 ton	8 nhp	BE 7797	B. Jackson, ?	Photo to add	at Lincoln Steam Rally 2008
Marshall no. 49725	OLD NICK	1908	TE	10 ton	7 nhp	BW 4509	E. & R. Eagle collection, ?		At Belvoir Castle show & Lincoln Steam Rally 2008 Has a 1/2 size Brother LITTLE OLD NICK
Marshall no. 49893	-	1907	Portable	-	? nhp	-	Hollycombe Steam collection		In the Hollycombe Steam collection, in Hampshire
Marshall no. 50656	-	1908	Portable	-	? nhp	-	Karsten Balle, Trige Denmark		Kept at the Hollycombe Steam collection, in Hampshire
Marshall no. 51483	Elieen	1909	TE	11 ton	7 nhp nhp	NL 1296	Peacock family, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire		Lincoln Steam Rally 2008 & Masham Steam Rally 2009
Marshall no. 54486	Woodton Lady	1910	Agri TE	? ton	6 nhp	AH 7349	The Norfolk and Suffolk Steam Engine Club		At Strumpshaw Steam Rally Special slim and short design for IOW. Spent its entire life in Norfolk and Suffolk from new.another photo
Marshall no. 55676		1911	TE	10.5 ton	7 hp	HO 5557	?		Awaiting restoration, ex Lillywhite collection^[5]
Marshall no. 56125	-	1911	Agricultural TE	11 ton	7 nhp	NT 595	R Greenwood, Staffordshire		at Elvaston Steam Rally 2009
Marshall no. 56967	-	1911	Portable	? ton	? nhp		Frilandsmuseum Hjerl Hede, Vinderup Denmark		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 57168	"Blodwen"	1911	RR	10 ton	? nhp	NN 950	Owner ?
Marshall no. 57304	Challenger	1911	TE	13 ton	7 nhp	TM 4430	Stuart Phillips, Newport Shropshire		At Belvoir & Shugborough Hall 2008
Marshall no. 57753	name ?	1911	PE - Brittania	weight	12 nhp	-	S. Redenhurst, Chippenham Wiltshire		Marshall no. 57753 Britannia patern Portable in unrestored condition at South Cerney in 2013]]
Marshall no. 59763	Name	1912	PE	-	3 nhp	-	Thwaites Family, Streton	to add	ex Peter Love collection (At Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally 2017)
Marshall no. 60457	-	1915	Portable	-	-	Industrimuseet, Horsens	-		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 61970	Emma	1913	TE Agricultural type	-	7 nhp	BJ 5934	T. Petty, Hertfordshire		at Rushden & Holcot Steam Rally 2008 Old Warden 2009
Marshall no. 62083	-	1913	Portable	?	?	-	Danmarks Teknisk Museum, Helsingør		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 62387	-	1913	TE	5 ton	4 nhp	BE 1877	P. Gull, Retford, Notts	to add,	Marshall Yard Engine
Marshall no. 65650	Name	1914	Convertible Steam Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	BE 2227	N. Thompson, Aberystwyth, Wales	To add	At Shrewsbury Steam Rally 2011
Marshall no. 65654	-	1914	RR	10 ton	?	-	Danmarks Teknisk Museum, Helsingør		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 68754	Mascot	1915	Steam Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	CH 2462	Hedd Jones, Ruthin in Wales		At Onslow Park 2009 & Riverside 2010
Marshall no. 68823	Jiglin Geordie	1915	TE	?	?	BE 3044	Leicester Museum of Technology
Marshall no. 69269	Smoky	1915	TE	10 ton	7 nhp	DO 96	J. Law, Thetford, Norfolk	To add	listed at Weeting Rally 2009
Marshall no. 69303	Titan	1916	TE	11 1/2 ton	8 nhp	NW 340	G. Smith, Alford Lincs		At Carrington rally 2010. Bought for £140,000 + 11th Oct 2008 (Kivells Auction)^[6]
Marshall no. 69326	Name	1915	TE	11 ton	8 nhp	BD 5525	John Jones, Shrewsbury	To add	At Shrewsbury Steam Rally 2011
Marshall no. 69790	?	1913	TE	? ton	? nhp	-	?		^[7]
Marshall no. 71396	Doris	1919	Portable engine	-	10 nhp	N/A	R. Battersby, c/o Bury Transport Museum		at Driffield & Lincoln 2008 & Elvaston 2009
Marshall no. 71837	Name	1919	TE	11 ton	6 nhp	DD 2007	J. Plaister, Swindon	To add	At Strawberries and Steam + Fairford Steam Rally 2011
Marshall no. 72808	Britannia	1920	TE	?	7 nhp	AH 5979	Stuart Smith, ?		Displayed at GDSF in as found condition
Marshall no. 73040	?	1921 ?	TE type Q	? ton	? nhp	BL 2179	M. Webber, ?		Ex Lillywhite collection.^[8]
Marshall no. 73261	-	1920	RR	12 ton	? nhp	-	?		Damptromleklubben, Denmark
Marshall no. 74450	Sallie	1921	RR	8 ton	5 nhp	CA 4253	K. Dickens, Whitley, Cheshire	to add	At Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally
Marshall no. 74614	Scrumpy	1921	TE	? ton	? nhp	-	?		Was for sale at Kivells auction October 2008 (NS@ £135,000)
Marshall no. 74681	-	1921	SR	6.5 ton	? hp	-	Nayeem Kotwal		Available for sale as of May 2010 (nayeemkotwal@gmail.com)
Marshall no. 75408	Zulu	1922	Roller	10 ton	5 nhp	MN 9389	Owner ?		Lincoln 2019
Marshall no. 76089	-	1923	SR	10 ton	? nhp	-	Damptromleklubben, Denmark	photo here
Marshall no. 76751	-	1923	TE	?	7 nhp	BT 6447	The Worbley Family, Bedfordshire	To add	At Old Warden 2009
Marshall no. 76795	Freda	1923	RR	10 ton	5 nhp	FU 1325	Owner ?, Lichfield	To add	Barton Gate Charity Steam Rally
Marshall no. 76796	name ?	1923	RR	10 ton	5 nhp	FU 1326	Owner ?, Loughborough
Marshall no. 76797	Mary	1923	RR type Q	10 ton	5 nhp	FU 1327	M. & J. Riggall, ?		Lincoln Steam Rally 2008, Carrington Rally 2010
Marshall no. 76798	name ?	1923	TE (conversion)	10 ton	5 nhp	FU 1328	Owner, Bonnybridge Scotland		Reconconstructed from road roller c.1991
Marshall no. 76831	Road King	1923	RR	8 ton	5 nhp	SW 1404	Owner ?, Lancashire
Marshall no. 76890	Wayfarer	1923	TE formerly a RR	10 ton	5 nhp	PY 272	C. West, North Yorkshire		At Harewood House 2008 & Duncombe Park & Masham Rally 2009
Marshall no. 76913	Sir William	1923	RR	? ton	? nhp	PU 804	A. Brettell, Nottinghamshire	Photo to add	Listed at Cromford Steam Rally 2008
Marshall no. 77973	-	1924	Convertible TE	10 ton	5 nhp	SP 9228	Owner ?, Dunbar	to add	at Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally
Marshall no. 78539	-	1924	Roller	?	?	J 17884	Pallot Steam Museum, Jersey		Misc info
Marshall no. 78572	-	1925	RR type S	10 ton	5 nhp	NR 6296	D. Hurley & J. Cook, ?		at GCR Vintage Rally 2013 Ex Castle Donnington RDC
Marshall no. 78667	Emily	1925	TE (Conversion)	10 ton	5 nhp	HO 6360	S.E. Davis Collection, Redditch, Worc.
Marshall no. 79087	Jane	1925	RR type S	10 ton	5 hp ,	PW 5042	R. Mills, Welshpool		at Stourport Steam Rally 2009
Marshall no. 79441	-	1925	TE	? ton	7 nhp	FU 4677	J. Selby, ? (bought in 1952)		at Driffield Steam Rally & Lincoln 2008
Marshall no. 79597	-	1925	RR	?	7 nhp	FU 4764	F. Sleaford of Boston, Lincs		At Carrington Rally 2010
Marshall no. 79669	Joan	1925	Roller	?	? nhp	PX 2690	Anberley Museum		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 79936	Florence	1925	Portable engine	-	4 nhp	-	D Jones, Shrewsbury		At Onslow Park Steam Rally 2009 + 10 + 11
Marshall no. 80608	Omon	1926	Roller	10 ton	5 nhp	FG 1191	Graham Chaffer, East Sussex		At Tinkers Park Rally 2010 Resident at Amberley Museum
Marshall no. 81451	-	1926	Roller	?	?	-	Pallot Steam Museum		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 82842	Goolie	1927	RR type S	10 ton	6 nhp	WW 3642	C&J Rodgers, ?		Livery of "Goole Rural Council" Cromford & Lincoln Steam Rallys 2008
Marshall no. 83780	Name	1928	TE	10.5 ton	7 nhp	VF 4183	Scott Bunting, ?		Ex. Strumpshaw Steam Museum
Marshall no. 84620	Ringo	1929	RR	10 ton	5 nhp	WF 2388	Owner ?		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Marshall no. 84679	Mary formerly Brother Bob	1929	TE	10 1/2 ton	7 nhp	WF 2657	Owner ? , Tamworth, Staffordshire		At Klondyke Autumn Steam Party 2009
Marshall no. 84922	Juan Thoo	1929	PE	weight ?	12 nhp	na	Owner ?, Bury Transport Museum		Repatriated from Chile. Awaiting restoration.
Marshall no. 85106	-	1929	SR type S	12 ton	6 nhp	DV 4005	Devon County Council, c/o Chiltern Marshall Preservation Group		At GDSF 2008 & Old Warden 2009
Marshall no. 85890	-	1930	TE	10 ton	6 nhp	DV 7341	Owner ?, Grimsby		At Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally 2017
Marshall no. 87003	Surprise	1934	TE	12 ton	6 nhp	TL 3612	B, Rockcliffe & Family, of ?		at Driffield 2008 & Duncombe Park 2009
Marshall no. 87260	Rolling On	1934	RR Type U	10 ton	5 nhp	YG 6178	Robert Crawford collection
Marshall no. 87618	-	1935	RR type S	10 ton	4 nhp	JL 2172	R. Randell & Son. Norfolk		At Strumpshaw Steam Rally & Weeting Rally 2009
Marshall no. 87843	Name	1936	Steam Tractor	6 ton	6 nhp	KXS 376	Bill Grindrod, Bury Lancs.		Listed at Lincoln Steam 2019
Marshall no. 87866	-	1936	portable engine Colonial	-	6 nhp	-	Owner ?	Photo in wikimedia Commons	GDSF 2007
Marshall no. 88314	Prince of Wales	1937	RR type ?	10 ton	4 nhp	DVO 39	Robert Crawford collection
Marshall no. 89200	Birkhall	1942	Portable	-	? nhp	-	Alford Museum		very late model
Marshall no. 89249	Elizabeth	1942	Portable engine	-	12 nhp	NA	C. Case, of ?		At Old Warden 2009
Marshall Static Boiler at Weeting	Calders Boiler	1952	Static Boiler	-	-	-	Weeting Rally	To add	In the Static Timber Yard at Weeting Rally
Marshall no. UP16	Britannia	1935	Portable	-	? nhp	-	Robert Crawford collection		Fitted with Britannia pattern fire box^[9]

Marshall no. 1234	Name	date built	type	weight ?	power ?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)

Machine types Key:	References / sources
SW = Steam wagon, PE = Portable engine, PLG = Ploughing Engine, SR = Steam roller, SM = Showman's Engine, TE = Traction Engine, ST = Steam Tractor	↑ TER 2016, page 60 ↑ TER 2016 note 86 ↑ Old Glory Magazine, issue 225 ↑ Old Glory Magazine No.227 January 2009 ↑ Old Glory No.222 ↑ Old Glory No. 226 ↑ Old Glory Magazine No. 226 p18 ↑ Old Glory No.222 ↑ TER 2008

Other Steam Engine Manufacturers[]

Reference[]

External links[]

Steam up Web site
Sewards History Former Marshall steam engine operators.
Steam Scenes Steam Rally photos (10,000 +)

[1] TER 2016, page 60

[2] TER 2016 note 86

[3] Old Glory Magazine, issue 225

[4] Old Glory Magazine No.227 January 2009

[5] Old Glory No.222

[6] Old Glory No. 226

[7] Old Glory Magazine No. 226 p18

[8] Old Glory No.222

[9] TER 2008

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