d these were frequently drawn ■^ Treatise of Wheeled Carriages, London, 1763. 79 by seven, eight, or even ten horses, that with greatdifficulty and hazard dragged after them twenty-fiveor thirty hundredweight, seldom more. Bourns reference to the narrow-wheelwaggon touches a matter which formedthe… … Mr. Daniel Bourns Roller Wheel Waggon, a.d. 1763. ridge that characterised them. This view-was adopted by Parliament, and to en-courage the use of wide wheels a system ofturnpike tolls was adopted which treatedthe wide tire far more leniently than thenarrow ; anything under 9 inches in widthbeing…
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