Water Cart
1880-1899 (made)
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Toy water cart and horses of painted wood and metal.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood and metal, hair. |
| Brief description | Toy water cart and horse made in England in the 1880s |
| Physical description | Toy water cart and horses of painted wood and metal. |
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| Gallery label | Before motor vehicles, people used horses to transport heavy goods. Even the fire brigade relied on horse-drawn water carts to put out fires. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Evelyn Hardy |
| Object history | given by Mrs. Evelyn Hardy in 1962 [62/1643] |
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| Accession number | MISC.21&A-1962 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2004 |
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