Historical information
The Churchill Island collection includes objects from the late 1800s. The collection is presented in sets and series, of which this object represents the Buckley era.
Significance
The family-owned Furphy company has been manufacturing agricultural equipment in Victoria from the 1860s to the present day. In the mid 1900s this water cart was used by the Buckley family on Churchill Island.
Physical description
Cylindrical tin water cart with small access lid on top, unpainted and mounted onto a two-wheel cart
Inscriptions & markings
CHURCHILL ISLAND
Furphy water cart / Furphy & Sons, Shepparton
