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Model of a blacksmith’s wagon
anoniemca. 1750 - ca. 1800
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Artillery units always took a blacksmith on campaign for on-the-spot repairs to carriages. Cavalry units were often also accompanied by a blacksmith’s wagon for shoeing the horses. The blacksmith kept his tools and a store of raw materials in the chest. He used the bellows to fan the fire.
Details
- Title: Model of a blacksmith’s wagon
- Creator: anoniem
- Date Created: ca. 1750 - ca. 1800
- Physical Dimensions: eikenhout
- Subject Keywords: militaire geschiedenis, veldartillerie, smidswagen
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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