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Weber Wheeled Road Scraper
Catalog #: 329,174,
Accession #: 277,275
Currently on display
From the Smithsonian Collection
This horse drawn, self dumping, road scraper was patented by the Weber company. |
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Physical Description |
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patent model.
Brass with wood tongue and two 4 3/4" wheels. 11" overall length.
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Details |
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Credit: | Gift of the Society of Oldest Inhabitants of Washington, D.C. |
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History |
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Road draggers, scrapers, and levelers were used to build, grade, and maintain rural dirt and gravel roads. As cars became a common sight-and as they tore up road surfacings-road construction changed. Builders began to use asphalt, concrete and other harder and more durable surfaces to withstand the speed and weight of cars.
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