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Side stay from an Essex wagon, found in the workshop of Messrs Wallace and Sons, wheelwrights of Writtle, Essex.
This iron side stay came from an Essex wagon and was found in the workshop of Messrs Wallace and Sons, wheelwrights of Writtle, Essex. Side stays of this type were used to hold the races, or surboards, in place. This side stay was likely fitted to one of the curved wooden strouters that kept the side of the wagon rigid.

1 wagon side-stay; wood and metal; good condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ ... In some wagons the iron surboard supports are combined with the iron strouters of the body to form one complicated piece of ironwork. This is found for example in the Museum's Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Berkshire wagons... // Types of surboard supports [pencil sketch], Printed Report – 'A note on some nineteenth century waggon fittings obtained from Messers. Wallace and Sons, Wheelwrights, Writtle, Central Essex, and presented to the Museum of English Rural life on 28th September 1953. [explaining strakes, strake nails, floater rail stays and hind bridge stays. Also about types of paint used on them.]'

1875-01-01 - 1899-12-31

Late-nineteenth century

Wood, Metal