Brass Pulley Wheel from Boyd Park

Object/Artifact

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Wabash County Museum

Name/Title

Brass Pulley Wheel from Boyd Park

Entry/Object ID

2024.155.3

Description

This brass pulley wheel was found by the Miami Valley Coin & Relic Hunters Club on April 17, 1993 on the former site of Boyd Park Amusement Park. It is a brass trolley wheel from the end of a trolley pole that was part of one of the electric cars stationed at Boyd Park. The wheel was manufactured by STAR Brass works of Kalamazoo, Michigan, the world’s largest manufacturer of trolley wheels.