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1850's? Hose Cart Make unknown
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[quote name='1958 F.W.D.' date='06 May 2009 - 02:53 PM' timestamp='1241638439' post='303307']

Moose, I am by no means an expert on handcarts, but just from looking at the pix of yours, I am willing to bet that it is no where near as old as the 1850's. I would think that something that old would make much more use of wood, for example, wooden spokes in the wheels, a wooden wheel itself (perhaps with a steel "tire") etc etc etc.......Wheels with thin "wire" steel spokes, such as the ones on your cart, were not used until well into the 1900's......I would make a rough guess of the age of your unit to be no earlier than the mid 1930's, or perhaps post WWII. (If it was WWII it would have more wood.)

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With much research Yes it is from 1930. It was a industrial cart donated to the fire department.
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1850's? Hose Cart Make unknown - by Guest - 04-08-2009, 01:50 AM
1850's? Hose Cart Make unknown - by hoss - 04-08-2009, 11:19 AM
1850's? Hose Cart Make unknown - by Truckman - 04-08-2009, 03:37 PM
1850's? Hose Cart Make unknown - by Guest - 05-06-2009, 03:18 AM
1850's? Hose Cart Make unknown - by hoss - 05-06-2009, 09:36 AM
1850's? Hose Cart Make unknown - by hoss - 05-06-2009, 09:41 AM
1850's? Hose Cart Make unknown - by Guest - 05-06-2009, 09:49 AM
1850's? Hose Cart Make unknown - by 1958 F.W.D. - 05-06-2009, 03:33 PM
1850's? Hose Cart Make unknown - by Guest - 11-15-2010, 02:42 AM
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