Carriage shaft
Category
Vehicle parts & accessories
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
95 x 45 mm; 3332 mm (Length)
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1300385.2
Summary
One of a pair of carriage shafts for use with the fire engine formerly used at Tatton, made circa 1890 by Shand Mason and Co, London, painted red. This one is the shorter of the two and is wall mounted.
Provenance
Egerton collection devised to the National Trust in 1960 by Maurice, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874-1958).