This two-wheeled vehicle was affixed to a draught horse allowing it to transport a variety of loads.
At Brickendon carts were used to carry mown wheat, oats, earth from the drainage works, potatoes, palings, and bark.
Slight and Burns (1858, p. 429) note that “the cladding or boarding of the floor and sides [of the cart] is an important point: very fine and straight grained deal should be avoided, because of its liability to split.” They recommended the use of willow or the common Scots fir or other pines. At Brickendon, this was adapted to local conditions and the cart was boarded with gum from an old log (Diary of William Archer, 1 October 1829).
