Veterinary Ambulance, circa 1900
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Horses and mules were everywhere on 19th-century American streets pulling cabs, carriages, streetcars, and commercial vehicles. This ambulance wagon, used by Detroit veterinarian Elijah Patterson, transported sick or injured draft animals for medical treatment. The wagon bed was lowered toward the street with a winch, which then pulled the bed, complete with animal, back into the wagon.
Horses and mules were everywhere on 19th-century American streets pulling cabs, carriages, streetcars, and commercial vehicles. This ambulance wagon, used by Detroit veterinarian Elijah Patterson, transported sick or injured draft animals for medical treatment. The wagon bed was lowered toward the street with a winch, which then pulled the bed, complete with animal, back into the wagon.
Artifact
Ambulance
Date Made
circa 1900
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.574.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dr. Elijah E. Patterson.
Material
Leather
Metal
Rubber (Material)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Red
White (Color)
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 63.25 in
Width: 73.75 in
Length: 180.75 in
Wheelbase: 115.5 in
Diameter: 36 in (Wheel Diameter)
Diameter: 45.5 in (Wheel Diameter)
Inscriptions
Each side: AMBULANCE
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