Skip to main content

Drays

Scope note

Heavy, two- or four-wheeled, horse-drawn freight carriers, generally without sides, having flat, level floors or loading beds, with or without springs; primarily for use by industry in and around cities; distinguished from horse-drawn trucks by having straight and level loading areas and rear wheels smaller than trucks so that they fall below the floor level to allow the hauling of large items.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000219578

Broader Terms used

<cargo vehicles by form>

Equivalent Terms used

dray

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: drays" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-96739 Accessed: 2024-11-24 23:35:06

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-96739|title=Terminology definition for: drays|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 23:35:06|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-96739

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...