Name/Title
Two-wheel cart similar to ones used for maintenance in early parks, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
1996.102.1Description
ACC. NO. 96.102.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITY OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1900
OBJECT: CART
DESCRIPTION:
TWO-WHEEL CART IN LARGE WHEELBARROW DESIGN. THE CART IS SUPPORTED BY TWO WHEELS, WITH WOODEN SPOKES AND IRON TREADS. THE CART CAN BE EITHER PUSHED OR PULLED BY WOODEN SHAFTS. WOODEN BODY OF CART IS PAINTED DARK GREEN. ON A PANEL LOCATED BETWEEN THE SHAFTS IS THE INSCRIPTION, "Y MCKENZIE, ALAMEDA." WOODEN WHEELS SHOW EVIDENCE OF THE ORIGINAL GOLD COLORED PAINT.
SIZE: H 44" X W 39-1/2" X L 80"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
CART SIMILAR TO THOSE USED BY MAINTENANCE MEN IN THE EARLY PARKS, CITY OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA. CART WAS STORED IN A GARAGE IN THE EAST END OF ALAMEDA FOR SOME 40 YEARS.
ACQUIRED FROM:
PAT MOSLEY
CATALOGED: MARCH 16, 1996
