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Description
A vehicle with a wooden wheel and
two arms in the same material on
which a series of crossbeams are
fixed. On the sides there may be edge
posts to prevent the transported
material from falling. Today,wheelbarrows
are totally metal with a rubber
wheel.
Size
1.64 m long and between 45 and 59
cm wide.
Approximate weight
5 kg.
Materials of the pieces
Wooden with a series of iron reinforcements.
Use
Transport of soil and stones.
Ways of using it
It is filled with earth and stones and
pushed by a worker.