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On 8/24/2019 at 9:22 PM, BANYAN said:

The attached may have something as there are 3 parts - Army, Coastal Defense and Naval gun Carriages discussed.  I have only perused the Naval section (Part 3) at the moment and do not recall seeing it, but....

 

cheers

 

Pat

Treatise_on_military_carriages_ W Kemmis 1974.pdf 15.65 MB · 1 download

Thank you for this. I will give the Treatise a careful examination!

On 8/24/2019 at 8:04 PM, mtaylor said:

IAre the "holes" tapered?   Can't tell from the photos.

No, the holes are straight-sided.

Just stumbled upon this:

https://www.royal-arsenal-history.com/departments.html

So, the RCD stamped on this mystery object stands for the Royal Carriage Department of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich...

Does anyone know what this object is? The “N” and other markings stamped on it has led me to believe it is naval in origin, but that’s a guess. It’s thick oak, with a brass plate on one side, and is approximately 11 1/2” square. I would be very grateful if someone would identify it, and solve a mystery for me...

Interesting! Thank you, Roger.

So, 1890’s, then?

Something like this, but not as chunky because I doubt our wheel came from a vessel as large as the USS Constitution!

Thank you for your replies!

I was wondering, could this have been half of a double wheel? Looking at the back of the wheel, it appears that somebody sawed through the drum, and the iron spindle that runs through it. Maybe we have just half of this wheel...

It’s also interesting to me that the wheel hub was made from a single piece of wood, like a section of tree trunk. The wood has shrunk and split into wedges over the years, but the same tree rings can be traced completely around the hub. I don’t know if this helps date it, but I thought it was worth noting.

I’m hoping someone might be able to tell me something about this ship’s wheel. I’ve been told it came from a three-masted schooner that was wrecked near Penetanguishene in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada, but I have no idea if this is correct. The wheel measures 54” in diameter and is made almost entirely of wood. It still bears traces of paint, shown in the photos. 

Any info at all - when it dates to, nationality, type of ship it came from, etc. - would be greatly appreciated!