John Ridley (inventor)
John Ridley (26 May 1806 – 25 November 1887) was an English-born miller, inventor, landowner, investor, farming machinery manufacturer, farmer and preacher who lived in Australia between 1839 and 1853. He is best known for the development, manufacture and invention of "Ridley's Stripper", a machine that removed the heads of grain, with the threshing being done later by a separate machine. The suburb of Ridleyton was named for him.
Read more about John Ridley (inventor): Early Life, Career in Australia, Return To England, Legacy, Controversy Regarding The Inventor of The Stripper
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