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 Kyneton and then Shepparton in Victoria from the 1860s to the present day. In the late 1800s the company developed the Furphy Water Cart to help farmers transport water to and from and around their properties - especially in time of drought.

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