Water cart
Frank K. Bird and Co.
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
1857
Materials
Oak, paint, iron
Measurements
3800 mm (Length); 2040 mm (W); 1530 mm (H)
Place of origin
Regents Park
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Brownsea Island, Dorset
NT 1145010
Summary
Water cart, wooden painted blue and maroon, used to collect night soil from cottages, marked FRANK K BIRD and CO, REGENTS PARK, 1857. It has a metal tanked body which can be tipped up for emptying using a geared winch to drive an oak axle and its attendant chain. The manufacturers were Frank Bird and Co (iron and brass founders, agricultural and horticultural implement manufacturers).
Marks and inscriptions
FRANK K BIRD and CO, REGENTS PARK, 1857
Makers and roles
Frank K. Bird and Co., manufacturer