Wheelbarrow
Object detail
Description
Wheelbarrow, hand made of pine and wood pegged together. Metal axle and repairs to one handle. There is a steel ringbolt fitted at the front of the barrow. The wheel is wooden, unrimmed or tyred, and made in three parts.
Classification
RURAL INDUSTRY Agriculture Cultivation wheelbarrow
Measurements
L1535 x W710 x H760 mm
Media/Materials description
Pine, steel
History and use
This object is a representative example of a Chinese market garden wheelbarrow. The Chinese in Australia produced market gardens when mining became less profitable from the 1870s onwards.
Wheelbarrows were distinctively designed for use in these gardens, of which this is a good example. This barrow is therefore a signature item for the story of the Chinese in Australia, even though the history of this particular barrow is not known.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Wheelbarrows were distinctively designed for use in these gardens, of which this is a good example. This barrow is therefore a signature item for the story of the Chinese in Australia, even though the history of this particular barrow is not known.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Registration number
H47357.1
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