Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1973.096.001abcd |
Object Name |
Handcar |
Title |
Three-Wheeled Railway Handcar |
Lexicon category |
7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
Date |
Pre-1913 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
United States of America? |
Description |
This is a cast iron, three-wheeled railway handcar. The maker's name is not seen. There are remnants of reddish-orange paint on the metal. There is a numeral "7" in raised fashion present on the brake shoe. The gearing is open-style, and situated underneath the wooden seat. There is also an emboss-cast large "F" centrally (see the gear area). There is a brake pedal that has a curve to it. Similarly, there are two non-moving curved hardware pieces that we wonder might be foot stirrups or rests. The wheels have two layers of rod spokes. A: Main part B: Wooden and metal ladder-like handle (it has shaped and turned wood, with remnants of a dark brown paint on it) C: Third Wheel (flanged wheel, tail wheel) and its long arm D: Rod Brace |
Makers mark |
"F" emboss-cast (is this a maker's mark,or is it just a part identification mark?) |
Provenance |
The previous owner reported that this velocipede-style railway hand car was formerly used near the Shallow Lake Cement Plant in Grey County. The origin of manufacture for the hand car is not determined yet. Similar-looking railway velocipedes were used in the Durham, Grey County, area as well. Durham also had a cement industry. The item likely had been kept by David Martins Butchart. Richard Judson Doyle was the founder of the cement works at Shallow Lake. |
Collection |
Transportation, Railroad Equipment Collection |
Material |
Iron/Metal/Wood/Paint |
Found |
Shallow Lake, Township of Georgian Bluffs, Grey County |
People |
Legate, Walter A. Butchart, David Martins Doyle, Richard Judson |
Subjects |
Railroads Cement Industry Grey County Industries Railroad handcars |
Search Terms |
The North American Mining and Manufacturing Co. (Shallow Lake) |
Function |
This railway handcar was used for a siding that connected the Shallow Lake cement mill to railway service. |