Gavs Standen Sugarbeet Machinery Collection

[Gav836]

I've been collecting literature on Standens range of sugarbeet mahinery now for the past few years focusing from the 1970's onwards to when they ceased production of trailed harvesters. There's still a few gaps in the collection to fill which I hope to do as and when the relevant brochures come up for sale. I've concentrated on Standen inparticular as there were a lot of their machines working in my area when I was growing up. I'll just put pictures of the cover of each brochure up and then if anyone wants more of that brochure I'll post more in depth pictures up

1) Tractor Hoe

2) Lifter Loader Mk II

3) Multibeet Standard Topper, used with the above or any of the trailed lifters

4) Multibeet/Multibeet Topper

5) Turbobeet & MkII Lifter Loader with 3 row Standard Topper

6) Turbobeet

[Gav836]

7) Sceptre

8 ) Sceptre Mk 2, Turbo Four, Turbobeet Mk 3 and Top Saver

9) Spectrum

10) Spectrum Mk 2

11) Rapide MkII

12) Rapide Mk 3

[Gav836]

13) Talisman

14) Thyregod T5, Not built by Standens but imported by them during the 90's

15) Standen Factory Refurbished Harvesters

16) 1999 Standen Sugar Beet Price List

[Gav836]

The few Standen self propelled harvester brochures that I have, this is where I have the most gaps in my collection currently

1) Cyclone MkIV

2) Tornado

3) Challenger, exceptionally rare to see a real one due to very few being made

[Light Land]

Looks a nice pile to read through in bed on a sunday morning.

[Lord Ferguson]

What a cracking collection Gavalar... I've scanned most of the original images for that lot 

I spent 3 days at Standen's last year scanning their entire archive and I must say they are the most helpful people I've had the pleasure to deal with in a long time. Owen Blake is their MD and he is an out and out gent - as are the rest of the staff.

I could 'share' a few images if you really really want 

[nashmach]

Always wanted some Solobeet ones for my collection but keep missing them! Now I know why 

[FB]

Tornado, so that's the one in my village i see most years.....with a MF skid unit ;)

thought it was a cyclone!

nice collection Gav, a company close to my heart....by proximity! :)

[Niels]

Gavin, do you only collect the sugar beet stuff from Standen or the potato kit as well?

LF: Standen's photo archive sounds very interesting. Did you scan it just to record it or will it be published somewhere?

[Lord Ferguson]

Gavin, do you only collect the sugar beet stuff from Standen or the potato kit as well?

LF: Standen's photo archive sounds very interesting. Did you scan it just to record it or will it be published somewhere?

I intend to publish various articles on their relationship with MF in the future Niels... my problem is finding the time. There are a few hundred images as Mr Peter Standen was a keen photographer and took the time to document the companies early history in the 50's and 60's especially. Some VERY interesting products were made during this period, some of which were way ahead of their time.

The deal I did was to scan a comprehensive record of their photographic archive in return for the use of the photographs in my writing. I can only reiterate what I said earlier... they really are some of the nicest people I have had the pleasure to 'do business' with.. I was made to feel very welcome I must say

[Gav836]

Gavin, do you only collect the sugar beet stuff from Standen or the potato kit as well?

LF: Standen's photo archive sounds very interesting. Did you scan it just to record it or will it be published somewhere?

I have an equally sized collection of brochures on their potato kit as well Niels, will get round to posting it up when I get a minute

[nick on bff]

ive got loads of standen brochures along with 000s of others been collecting em since about 1964.had a standen sceptre on demo when they first appeared and it was the biggest pile of sh*** ever on this farm.only had 3 trailers of beet from it in 8 hours and the trailers were 8 ton petits.sure they improved em in time though

nick.........

[Niels]

LF: Seems a very nice idea. Looking forward to it! But the Standen-MF relationship will only be 10% or less even of the total company history. Are there no intentions on doing anything with the rest?

Gav: Would be nice to see some yes! I try to specialise in collecting potato kit business. I have most from all Dutch manufacturers plus others in Europe. Slowely filling the gap on Standen now.

[The Tractor Twitcher]

That's a fantastic themed literature collection you've gathered up there Gav, a number of Standen harvesters i've never seen before. There were quite a few trailed Rapide machines and tractor powered Cyclones working around the area I live many years ago. Unfortunately along with nearly all of the growers around here they've long since disappeared from farms.