Social History — C. 1895
Model dustcart
Model of a Victorian horse drawn dustcart, with working features including hinged flaps for rubbish and a sliding cantilever system for tipping the cart when full. The four wheeled vehicle is made of metal and painted yellow and red, in the same colours as dustcarts of the time. On the front are printed the instruction 'To tip van, block hind wheels, draw bolts A&B, back horse'. Dustbins first appeared in London in the 1890s. A more centrally organised system of waste disposal forced flies into retreat reducing the spread of bacteria.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- 80.324
- Object name:
- model dustcart
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Constable and Son Limited
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Paddington Basin, City of Westminster, London [City of Westminster], City of Westminster
- Production date:
- c. 1895
- Material:
wood, metal, paint
- Measurements/duration:
- H 300 mm, L 475 mm, D 310 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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