Objektnummer
54/678
Upphovsman
Beskrivning
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.
Fysisk beskrivning
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>
Arkivhistorik
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"'
Produktionsplats
Chipping Campden
Datum
1870 - 1879
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Material
Digital referens
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_676.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_677.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_678.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_679.tif - High resolution image
