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18th Century Material Culture The Wheelright
The Wheelright
“Un Charon” (Wheelright)by Martin Engelbrecht (Germany) c. 1720
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Charron The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Charron The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(The Prints Collector)
Charron The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(The Prints Collector)
Charron The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(The Prints Collector)
Marechal Grossier The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Marechal Grossier The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Marechal Grossier The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Marechal Grossier The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Marechal Grossier The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Marechal Grossier The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Marechal Grossier The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Marechal Grossier The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Marechal Grossier The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Marechal Grossier The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Charron The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
“The Wheelwright's Shop in Windsor Great Park, 1792”by Paul Sandby 1792
(The Royal Collection)
Wheel Hub from East Hampton, New Yorkc. 1775 - 1800(Winterthur)
Wheel Hub from East Hampton, New Yorkc. 1775 - 1800(Winterthur)
The RecreatedDeane Shop
Williamsburg, Virginia
The Deane Shop on Prince George StreetThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
The Backyard ShedThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
TubsThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Recreated Wheels for the CarpentersThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Splitting WoodThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Splitting WoodThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Splitting SpokesThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Wheelrights Applying their TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Recreated Journeyman(The Deane Shop - Colonial Williamsburg)
Making a Pattern for a FelloeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheel HorseThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
An Elm Hub Marked OutThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Morticing a Hub for a CartThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Morticing a Hub for a CartThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Looking Down Into a Mortise with Spokes on Either SideThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
An Axle for a Horse CartThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Spokes & FelloesThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Hooping
A Recreated Artillery WheelThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Recreated Journeymen(The Deane Shop - Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Recreated Journeyman(The Deane Shop - Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheelright Applying His TradeThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Measuring with a TravelerThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Sanding a Cart with a Pumice StoneThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheel for a CartThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Wheel for a BarrowThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Plans for a Cart from Denis Diderot’s 1770 EncyclopediaThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Brickmaker’s CartThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
A Horse CartThe Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)
Acknowledgements
The 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center constantly relies on many of its friends and colleagues for their individual expertise on numerous subjects of Colonial Life.
While others have also contributed material, we are indebted to Andrew DeLisle and the Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg for their assistance in putting together this presentation.
- The 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center
Acknowledgements
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