Номер объекта
54/678
Создатель
Описание
This Cotswold wagon originally came from Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, and is thought to have been built there in the 1870s by Messrs W. R. Haines and Sons. It was previously part of the collections at the City of Gloucester Folk Museum. It has narrow, straked wheels. The wheels and undercarriage are painted red and the upper structure is yellow. The name of the makers, 'Messrs W. R. Haines and Sons', is painted on the front board. It also has a ladder for placing at the front.
Физическое описание
One Cotswold Wagon: wood; metal; good condition.
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>This is a versatile wagon, used across the South Midlands and Oxfordshire. Its simple undercarriage, golden hue and thinly-spindled raves, or side railings, give it a lightness not found in most other wagons.</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
Архивная история
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘This Cotswold wagon was presented to the Gloucester Folk Museum by Messrs. W. R. Haines and Sons of Westington, Chipping Campden, and was probably built by them in the 1870s. // Body construction: Spindled (Iron) // Body colours: Yellow // Sideboard Type: Spindles (wooden) // Side construction: Waisted // Axle: Wooden // Wheel: Narrow straked 2 1/2" // Max. Length: 148" // Max. Width: 74" // Max. Height (ground to top rail): 69" // Min. ground clearance of frame: 37" // Rear Wheel diameter: 60" // Fore Wheel diameter: 54" // Track (ground level): 62"'
Место изготовления
Chipping Campden
Дата
1870 - 1879
Наименование
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Внешняя ссылка
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