This collection comprises two machines: one called ‘Excelsior’ and one called ‘Excalibur’.
These two machines are basically identical, the only difference being a single serial number, which indicates that they have always been used in pairs. They were purchased during a trip to England in 1996, in Reading, not far from London, by a local collector named Smith.
It took more than two years to restore them, and a demonstration of cable ploughing took place for the first time in August 1999 at the San Biagio festival in San Felice sul Panaro (Modena, Italy).
This event has been held almost annually for several editions of the festival, which shows just how much interest there is in the reproduction of this type of ploughing.
These two are the only ones currently working in Italy.