Re: [MV] ** Date this caisson ? **Pics and my error

From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Aug 02 2005 - 19:07:36 PDT


--- david gudmunsen <kroctec@btopenworld.com> wrote:

> Hi Pat and the rest of the list,
>
> You can view the caisson (3 pics) using this link.
>
>
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kroctectoo/album?.dir=/67fa
>
> My guess is that the wheels are late 19th/early 20th
> century; they look very
> like agricultural wheels of that period. Very light
> weight too.
++++++++
Are there bearings in the wheels?

Are the spokes welded to the hubs?

I don't think it is that old, if the above are there
I'd put it at '30's or '40's.

It's light, too, I'd say it was to be pushed/pulled by
men as opposed to animals.

The Army was still buying horses, mules, and wagons in
1942! The signal corps still used Carrier Pigeons and
horses.

Joe

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