General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FRAME IS WOODEN, OAK & PINE (?)/ CAST IRON DRIVE WHEELS, AXLE/ RUBBERISED CANVAS DRIVE STRAP

Dimensions

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

Length

99.1 cm

Width

94.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Wilson

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Appleton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

MADE & USED IN THIS AREA

Function

MOVEMENT OF DOG DRIVES MACHINERY/ A DOG'S CONTINUAL TRACTIVE ACTION PROVIDES ROTATING POWER THAT SUPPLIES MOTION TO A MACHINE/ DOG CONTINUALLY WALKS ON A CIRCULAR TREAD PLATE WHICH IS MOUNTED ON A SHAFT SO THAT THE WHOLE CAN ROTATE IN AN OBLIQUE PLANE & DRIVE MACHINERY/ TO OPERATE SMALL MACHINES

Technical

ANIMAL POWERED MACHINERY USED FOR MILLENIA BY MAN/ EARLY STEP TOWARDS A MORE MECHANISED SOCIETY

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STENCILLED ON UPPER ANGLED CROSS BRACE IN BLACK IS: 'W. WILSON. APPLETON/ PAT. MAR. 25 1887'

Missing

From CA of 07/15/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined

Finish

VARNISHED WOOD FRAME MEMBERS VARIED IN COLOUR FROM A RED TO A YELLOW/BROWN/ METAL PARTS ARE PAINTED BLACK/ CANVAS STRAP IS RED/ 'WHEEL IS BLUE WITH REDDISH/BROWN CROSS PANELS', FROM ORIGINAL CAT RECORD

Decoration

N/A