Horse-drawn 'Gloucestershire' farm wagon

Horse-drawn 'Gloucestershire' farm wagon (generically a South Midlands spindle bow wagon) by Long of Aston, Oxfordshire, 1875-1900, with one roller-scotch, and 'ladder' at the front. Maximum frame clearance 44 inches.

Details

Category:
Agricultural Engineering
Object Number:
1979-582
Measurements:
overall: 1800 x 2000 x 4200 mm
type:
wagon
credit:
Purchased

Parts

Horse-Drawn 'Gloucestershire' Farm Wagon

Horse-Drawn 'Gloucestershire' Farm Wagon

Horse-drawn 'Gloucestershire' farm wagon (generically a South Midlands spindle bow wagon) by Long of Aston, Oxfordshire, 1875-1900, with one roller-scotch, and 'ladder' at the front. Maximum frame clearance 44 inches.

Measurements:
overall: 1800 x 2000 x 4200 mm
Object Number:
1979-582/1
type:
wagon
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Components for the horse drawn Gloucestershire farm wagon. Including a wooden shaft painted pink/red with black design and iron fixings and iron chain. Small detached piece of wood. Wooden rear rail painted yellow with iron hooks, one on each side, there is one detached rod from this object. Owners name board, wooden, painted yellow with the initials RH painted in black and red. Wooden and iron roller.

Components for the Horse Drawn Gloucestershire Farm Waggon.

Components for the horse drawn Gloucestershire farm wagon. Including a wooden shaft painted pink/red with black design and iron fixings and iron chain. Small detached piece of wood. Wooden rear rail painted yellow with iron hooks, one on each side, there is one detached rod from this object. Owners name board, wooden, painted yellow with the initials RH painted in black and red. Wooden and iron roller.

Measurements:
overall (owners name board): 420 mm x 1370 mm x 30 mm,
overall (wooden shaft): 120 mm x 1200 mm x 2640 mm,
overall (harvest rail): 130 mm x 1730 mm x 1200 mm,
overall (roller): 120 mm x 260 mm x 200 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1979-582/2
type:
wagon