Milking machine
vacuum milker in 1889, which hung suspended under the
cow. He was granted a U.S. patent in 1892.
• The Murchland milker, along with the famous "Thistle"
milker, was extensively tested by the Highland and
Agricultural Society of Scotland in 1898.
• Numerous other hand pumped suction milkers were
devised in the next thirty years, with the foot operated
Mehring machine being, perhaps, the ultimate in pre-
pulsator suction milkers.
• Two cows could be milked at the same time, using this
machine, with the operator sitting on it's bench, between
the cows, and working the foot levers to provide vacuum.
• The Mehring foot power machine was still marketed well
into the 20th century and many were sold. A fine example
was recently noted at one of the Brimfield shows, priced at
$400.
Pulsator
• The pulsator was first introduced in the "Thistle"
milker, using a steam driven vacuum pump.
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