Dampfwalze im Verkehrshaus

Dampf-Strassenwalze, Typ Light, SH (Marylin) Garrett, der Leiston Works, Garrett u. Sons Ltd., sog. Dampfwalze, im Verkehrshaus

Dating

Aufnahme 1963 - 1990; Dampfwalze 1911

Persons

Verkehrshaus der Schweiz VHS (1959), Fotograf/in

Richard Garrett + Sons Ltd. (Leiston Works, Garrett and Sons Ltd.) (1778 - 1932), Hersteller/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Description

Dampf-Strassenwalze, Typ Light, SH (Marylin) Garrett, der Leiston Works, Garrett u. Sons Ltd., im Verkehrshaus.

Object type

Original photos

Geography

Aufnahmestandort: Luzern Verkehrshaus Gebrauchsort: Kanton Bern, Vorbild

Material / Technique

Fotoabzug, schwarzweiss

Dimensions

8.4 x 12.1 cm

Inventory number

VA-62208

Rights

Legend

Garrett Steam Roller Richard Garrett & Sons 1911 Steam roller belonging to the Canton of Bern In order to construct and maintain its roads, in 1911, the Canton of Bern purchased a steam roller from Great Britain. Between 1848 and 1931, Garrett & Sons built mobile steam engines and self-propelled vehicles such as tractors, trucks and rollers. With the rollers, the heavy weight and low speed of the steam drive had only benefits and no disadvantages. In the United Kingdom, a country with rich coal reserves, steam traction was for many years an alternative to the petrol or diesel engine for other road vehicles on account of the lower fuel costs. Our Garrett steam roller served the Canton of Bern for 30 years. It continued in use with a road-building company until 1963.