General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN FRAME, TREADLE BED, TREAD ROLLERS, FLY WHEELS/ CAST-IRON DRIVE WHEELS, CHAIN, RODS, FASTENING DEVICES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

318.0 cm

Width

180.0 cm

Height

177.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Boyd

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Huntingdon

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

MADE IN CANADA

Function

DRIVES MACHINERY USING ANIMAL POWER/ THE TRACTIVE ACTION OF ONE OR TWO HORSES PROVIDES ROTATING POWER THAT CAN SUPPLY MOTION TO A MACHINE/ HORSE TREADS ON AN ENDLESS BELT THAT MOVES AWAY FROM UNDER IT THIS DRIVES A PIECE OF MACHINERY BY USING A SYSTEM OF GEARS OR PULLEYS

Technical

EXAMPLE OF TWO-HORSE TREADMILL WITH INTEGRAL FRAME TO KEEP DEVICE AT OBLIQUE ANGLE. IT IS OF PREDOMINATELY WOODEN CONSTRUCTION WITH TWO LARGE FLYWHEELS, ONE OF WHICH ACTS AS DRIVE PULLEY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON COGGED WHEEL COVER IN BLACK STENCILLED LETTERING VERY FADED & DIFFICULT TO READ IS: 'BOYD & CO/ HUNTINGDON P.Q./ MANUFAC[?]/ THRESHING [?]INES/ MOWING & REAPING [?] COR [?]/ SAW [?] MACHINES [?]/ [?] ASH DOOR, BLIND MOULDING/ [?]/ AT ATHELSTAN'/ HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK PENCIL ON FRAME UPRIGHT IS: 'X-611'

Missing

DRIVE BELTS/ SOME BROKEN & MISSING FENCE SLATS From CA of 07/03/1997 by Sue Warren: Undetermined

Finish

FRAME IS PALE BLUE, FADED/ INTERIOR PORTION OF FENCE SLATS PAINTED PALE RED/ ALL PAINT WORK IS FADED, WORN, CHIPPED & IN POOR CONDITION/ BLACK & RUSTED METAL PARTS/ TREADLE BED WORN WHERE HORSES TROD/ WOODWORM HOLES ON FRAME MEMBERS.

Decoration

FADED BLACK BORDER DESIGN FOUND AROUND MFR. INFO