[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
51/304
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a large wooden trestle with four legs, used by Mr Middleton, a wheelwright from Eddington, Hungerford. Trestles are used to support wood while it is being sawn and while parts are being assembled.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 trestle: wood; fair condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – ‘Name of Object: Wheel trestles // Age…: c. 1860 // Name and address of present owner: Middleton // Description of use to which it was put…: Purchased sale. 1951.’
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1860-01-01 - 1869-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
1860s
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- Length 850 mm
- Width 550 mm
- Height 470 mm
