General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BODY, WHEELS, BENCH AND SHAFTS/ METAL SPRING FRAME, SEAT, TIRES, PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

235.0 cm

Width

159.0 cm

Height

141.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Dairying

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HICKS

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Perth

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1907 TO 1930s

Canada

A PRODUCT OF A CANADIAN MANUFACTURER. THE HICKS CARRIAGE FACTORY WAS STARTED IN 1855 BY THOMAS HICKS (1835-1905) & OPERATED BY WILLIAM H. HICKS FROM THE TIME OF HIS FATHER'S DEATH UNTIL ITS CLOSING IN 1926-1927.

Function

VEHICLE USED TO HAUL MILK FROM FARM TO CHEESE FACTORY, WITH ONE HORSE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A LIGHT MARKET WAGON ON VERY LIGHT GEAR, WITH SPRUNG WOOD AXLES REINFORCEDWITH STEEL, & TRANSVERSE ELLIPTICAL SPRINGS./ SPECIAL PURPOSE LIGHT WAGONS, SUCH AS THIS BULK MILK TRANSPORT WAGON, COMBINED SOME OF THE SUSPENSION REFINEMENTS OF PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH FEATURES SUITED TO THEIR FUNCTION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

REMNANTS OF RED PAINT, WOOD WEATHERED/ METAL FINISH OBSCURED BY CORROSION/ REMNANTS OF GREEN AND RED PAINT ON SHAFTS.

Decoration

N/A