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Carter No.: 161

Handlist description: Chariot

Card/Transcription No.: 161-2


No. 144,145, wheels from Chariot 161

Diam. 97.

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tyre - wooden - tyre in five sections felloe Transverse section Scale 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 cms Covered with bark

felloe & tyre bound with hide and covered with bark Joint of felloe covered with bark felloe in two sections bronze thongs to each joint to bind tyre to felloe. covered with bark line with leather in interior

For details of nave & flanges & spokes see wheels of 332, and 333.

Card no. 161-2 relating to Carter no. 161
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