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Wheel, Agricultural, 19th Century
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Wheel, Agricultural, 19th Century

19th century
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A fabulous piece of agricultural history. This wheel is very unusual in that it is made from a combination of materials. The hub is cast iron, the spokes Ash wood and the rim wrought iron. The hub is marked with the maker 'Brown and Son Ltd of Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire. It is almost certainly from a piece of agricultural machinery made in the mid 19th Century, a great decorative item.

Diameter 42ins

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Antiques Online Ltd has dated this Antique Wooden Cart Wheel to the 1850s.

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A fabulous piece of agricultural history. This wheel is very unusual in that it is made from a combination of materials. The hub is cast iron, the spokes Ash wood and the rim wrought iron. The hub is marked with the maker 'Brown and Son Ltd of Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire.
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It is almost certainly from a piece of agricultural machinery made in the mid 19th Century, a great decorative item.
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Diameter 42ins

Delivery can be arranged

Date of Manufacture

Antiques Online Ltd has dated this Antique Wooden Cart Wheel to the 1850s.

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A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard.
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Archive I A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard.

Wheel, Agricultural, 19th Century

Archive II A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard. View II
Archive III A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard. View VIII
Archive IX A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard. View IX
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A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard.
Wheel, agricultural, 19th Century
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A 19th-century wooden agricultural cart wheel with twelve tapered spokes, a rust-patinated iron rim, and a cast iron central hub stamped Leighton Buzzard.
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  • ObjectCart Wheels
  • Period19th century
  • Style19th Century Agricultural
  • MaterialOak, Iron, Cast Iron
  • ColourWeathered Brown, Rust
  • MotifsTapered wooden spokes, Cast iron central hub, Iron outer rim

This nineteenth-century agricultural cart wheel serves as a decorative antique item for display in the home. The composition combines an ash wood body with tapered wooden spokes, a wrought iron outer rim, and a cast iron central hub marked with the manufacturer name from Leighton Buzzard. The timber displays a weathered brown finish alongside rust on the metal hardware. Practical placement includes positioning the piece vertically against a wall in an empty corner of a rustic farmhouse interior. The circular item measures 107 cm across in total diameter, providing a substantial visual element for wall mounting or floor standing decoration.

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Constructed by skilled wheelwrights during the industrial and agricultural expansion of the 19th century, these wheels were essential components of horse-drawn carts, wagons, and farm implements.

Traditional wheels were constructed using dense hardwoods such as oak for the spokes, elm for the nave or hub, and ash for the outer felloes, reinforced with a heated iron tyre shrunk around the exterior.

Authentic period examples feature hand-mortised wooden spokes, foundry maker markings cast directly into the central hub, uneven timber weathering, and forged iron rims rather than modern welded steel.

These structural objects are frequently used as focal wall art in double-height spaces, displayed in garden landscapes, or leaned against neutral backdrop walls in hall entrances to add visual texture.

Timber should be kept dry or treated with breathable outdoor oils if displayed in gardens, while iron components can be protected with microcrystalline wax or boiled linseed oil to control further oxidation.
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