University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
58/66
Description
An axletree is a dead axle, on the terminal spindles of which a wagon's wheels revolve. This orange-coloured axletree with black ironwork is from a Cambridgeshire farm wagon It is made of wood with clout irons over the arm.
Physical description
1 axletree: metal, wood
Archival history
Possibly from the same wagon as 58/41 wheel hub.
Object name
Axletree
Material
Metal, iron, Wood
Associated subject
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION : transporting and travelling
Wagon
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2828.tif - High resolution image