University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
60/421
Collection
W. W. Field (Wheelwrighting) Collection
Creator
Walter Williams Field (Manufacturer)
Description
This is the wooden tailboard from a wagon with yellow paintwork, decorative ironwork, and the initials 'V. B.'. It came from the workshop of Mr W. W. Field, a wheelwright in Winson, Gloucestershire. Mr Field retired circa 1960 and the business closed.
Production place
Winson
Object name
Tailboard
Associated subject
CRAFTS : wood-working
Wheelwrighting
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION : transporting and travelling
Associated person/institution
Moore, Allen & Innocent (Agent)
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3509.tif - High resolution image