Shaft

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.0067.002

MANUFACTURER: MARTEL, CHARLES
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD SHAFTS WITH LEATHER & METAL PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 224.0 cm
Width: 113.0 cm
Height: 38.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Animal powered
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MARTEL
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Baie-Saint-Paul

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A POPULAR OWNER DRIVEN UTILITY VEHICLE WITH 1-3 SEATS, SOMETIMES COVERED, POPULAR PARTICULARLY IN THE WEST BECAUSE THEY ARE LIGHT, MANOUEVERABLE, EASILY MAINTAINED, & RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE (1).
Technical: THE BUCKBOARD IS CHARACTERIZED BY A SUSPENSION SYSTEM MADE UP OF 1 OR MORE RESILIENT FLOOR BOARDS. THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WAS ENABLED BY THE USE OF STRONG & DURABLE AMERICAN WOODS, WHICH ALLOWED CARRIAGE MAKERS TO BUILD SMALLER, LIGHTER VEHICLES THAN THOSE MADE IN ENGLAND (1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: SHAFTS APPEAR UNFINISHED EXCEPT FOR REMNANTS OF BLACK & RED PAINT.
Decoration: N/A

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MARTEL, CHARLES, Shaft, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1967.0067, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.0067.002/

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