Horse Dray
Object detail
Description
Horse dray, timber, some iron fittings.
Classification
TRANSPORT Horse dray
Measurements
L3400 x W2000 mm
Media/Materials description
Wood (Indeterminate)
Iron (Metals - Ferrous)
Iron (Metals - Ferrous)
History and use
Drays were used as general purpose farm vehicles. Kev Teys purchased this dray for work on his Kingsthorpe dairy and mixed farm in 1950. He donated it to the Cobb & Co. Museum and helped carry out the extensive restoration work needed to repair the vehicle.
There is a wind-on brake on the near side (footpath side) of the dray which would be operated by a driver walking next to the dray rather than riding in it. It was illegal to ride in a dray which was used for heavy haulage, but many drivers would ride on the near side shaft, and jump back onto the road if a policeman was nearby.
There is a wind-on brake on the near side (footpath side) of the dray which would be operated by a driver walking next to the dray rather than riding in it. It was illegal to ride in a dray which was used for heavy haulage, but many drivers would ride on the near side shaft, and jump back onto the road if a policeman was nearby.
Associated person
Registration number
H20903