General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

WOODEN FRAME (OAK, PINE?), TREADLE, FENCE SLATS/ CAST IRON DRIVE WHEEL, TREADLE WHEELS, ROD, NUTS & BOLTS ETC/ LEATHER STRAP USED TO CONNECT TREADLE BOARDS

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Childs

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Utica

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

DRIVES MACHINERY USING ANIMAL POWER/ A DOG'S CONTINUAL TRACTIVE ACTION PROVIDES ROTATING POWER THAT CAN SUPPLY MOTION TO A MACHINE/ A DOG TREADS ON AN ENDLESS BELT THAT MOVES AWAY FROM UNDERNEATH IT TO DRIVE MACHINERY BY A SYSTEM OF GEARS OR PULLEYS

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF A MACHINETHAT HARNESSED ANIMALS TO ASSIST MAN/ THIS TYPE OF DEVICE WAS AN EARLY STEP TOWARDS A MACHINE BASED SOCIETY

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

SPREAD BETWEEN 3 TREADLE FENCE SLATS, STENCILLED ON IN BLACK IS: 'J.M. CHILO[S &] CO./ UTICA, N.Y./ PATD. FE[B 28 1871] JU[?8 1881]/ STENCILLED IN BLACK ON BRACE BELOW TREADLE IS: 'ADJUSTING TR[EADLE]/ END FRAME BRACE IN STENCILLED BLACK READS: 'ENTERPRISE CO. TROY, PA'/ HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON LOWER FRAME MEMBER IS: 'Z-14-A-1305'

Missing

From CA of 07/29/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined

Finish

ORIGINAL VARNISH FINISH ALMOST COMPLETELY WORN AWAY/ WOOD FRAME IS MID BROWN COLOUR WHILE TREADLE TREADS ARE DARKER & VERY DIRTY/ CAST IRON PARTS ORIGINALLY PAINTED BLACK

Decoration

STENCILLED ON BLACK BORDER DECORATION ON END BRACE/ TREADLE FENCE SLATS & STANTIONS ALL HAVE A RED LINE BORDER DECORATION, WITH PARALLEL LINES THAT CROSS NEAR ENDS