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 York

c. 1775 - 1800
(Winterthur)

Wheel Hub from East Hampton, New York

c. 1775 - 1800
(Winterthur)

The Recreated
Deane Shop
Williamsburg, Virginia

The Deane Shop on Prince George Street

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

The Backyard Shed

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Tubs
The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Recreated Wheels for the Carpenters

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Splitting Wood
The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Splitting Wood
The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Splitting Spokes
The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Wheelrights Applying their Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Recreated Journeyman
(The Deane Shop - Colonial Williamsburg)

Making a Pattern for a Felloe

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheel Horse
The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

An Elm Hub Marked Out

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Morticing a Hub for a Cart

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Morticing a Hub for a Cart

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Looking Down Into a Mortise with Spokes on Either Side

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

An Axle for a Horse Cart

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Spokes & Felloes

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Hooping

A Recreated Artillery Wheel

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Recreated Journeymen
(The Deane Shop - Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Recreated Journeyman
(The Deane Shop - Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheelright Applying His Trade

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Measuring with a Traveler

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Sanding a Cart with a Pumice Stone

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheel for a Cart

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Wheel for a Barrow

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

Plans for a Cart from Denis Diderots 1770 Encyclopedia

The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Brickmakers Cart
The Wheelrights & the Recreated Deane Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
(Colonial Williamsburg)

A Horse Cart
The 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

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