Saturday, September 24, 2011
RANDOM 341 OBJECT
Antique INDUSTRIAL ART: Iron & Brass WHEELWRIGHT’S TRAVELER, Fine Condition, 24"-$36
Let’s say you were a wheelwright, and you were all finished making a wagon wheel except for putting the iron around the outside. Whether you were building an old wooden spoke wheel for a Conestoga wagon, a doctor’s buggy or even a surrey with the fringe on top, you’d need to know the exact circumference of the wheel before you cut the flat iron to length. I reckon you could just guess and keep cutting it shorter and shorter until it was too short. That’s the method I use for home carpentry.
