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Cast Brass Water Cart End Replica Furphy Story

The cast iron tank ends with their idiosyncratic inscriptions have become highly valued collectors' items. The style and wording of the inscriptions can be used to date the water tank. The first end casings were simply inscribed with the brand 'Furphy'. In 1895, John Furphy added what has remained the firm's motto:

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Furphy Water Cart · July 4, 2019 · Instagram · Follow. Furphy Tank End collectors are passionate about the collecting and restoring. Check out this great time lapse of an end being given a bit of a birthday! Thanks to Geoff Smith for the video. See less. Comments. Most relevant.

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The Furphy's Farm Water Cart gained its notorious association with mistruths during World War 1 when these iconic water-tanks-on-wheels trundled about the battle lines bringing both hydration and the latest gossip to the diggers. "Furphy" soon became synonomous with gossip and exaggeration. In a curious twist of fate, the previous Aussie.

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The name Furphy has been painted on both sides using the original stencil which was still extant in 1985. Weight: 350 kilograms Length: 4m Width: 1.7m Capacity: 180 gallons. This Furphy water wagon is a replica of the type used during the First World War. It is significance lies in the fact that it was made by the same company who supplied the.

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The name "Furphy" was inspired by an Australian mobile water tank at the turn of the 20th century with the same name. The original Furphy water tank was transported via a horse-drawn cart and helped to open a new frontier in Australia—much like Orbit Fab plans to do with fuel and the space frontier.. The Furphy project also tested how.

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The Furphy Water Cart is an iconic piece of Australian manufacturing history. Produced by J. Furphy & Sons from the 1880's through to the late 1900's these water carts became famous for their unique and noticeable branding and inscriptions and for their use by the AIF in the lead up to the war in 1915. Troops gathering around the cart to.

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John Furphy was an experienced wheelright and his design for construction of the water tank consisted of shrinking an iron band on the end casting to tightly seal the cylinder of the tank. The 180 gallon unit proved most popular because when filled, the whole unit weighed about a ton and was a fair load for a good horse.

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Like today's spurious water cooler conversations in the office, soldiers chatted while gathered around the battlefield Furphy water tanks. John Furphy. While the company marked its 150th anniversary of continuous family business back in 2014, this year is the 150 th anniversary since the company founder moved his operations to Shepparton from.

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Even today, collectors battle it out to pay record amounts for the carts and the important metal tap-end on the cart which contained the highly valued poem and other "Furphy" raised messaging.

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Furphy Water Cart's albums. Tank ends by date of production · November 17, 2010 · All reactions: 7. 6 comments. 1 share. Like. Comment. Share.

FURPHY 1930 Furphy Water Tank (including both ends, support rails, bands and tap) Price

Managing director of J Furphy and Sons Adam Furphy said the 150th anniversary was an exciting milestone. "There is a lot of people internally in the organisation that are proud to work for a.

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John Furphy was the first to see the possibility of manufacturing a single item that combined water tank and a cart to transport it. With the settlement development of northern Victoria and Riverina underway and significant drought in between 1895 and 1902 the water cart quickly established itself as a vital piece of equipment.

FURPHY 1930 Furphy Water Tank (including both ends, support rails, bands and tap) Price

Water Cart (Furphy) Accession Number: P01815.022. Water carts were used to take water to Australian Army personnel during the First World War in Europe and the Middle East. The steel and cast iron tanks were first made in the 1880s and were used on farms and by stock agents. The Memorial's example is a replica, made in the 1980s.

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Furphy Tanks came into prominence during the First World War when they were extensively used for ferrying water to Australian troops scattered across the front lines of Europe. Those were hard days. And our country of 'droughts and flooding rains' meant that it was often boom or bust when it came to water supply.

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In 2017, he was involved in a sale where an original Furphy water tank sold for $26,000 — a price he believes is still a record. "We've sold ends on their own for up to $13,000. We've even sold.

FURPHY WATER TANK HORSE DRAWN Collector Models

This page is for Furphy Collectors or enthusiasts to share information about the Furphy Water Tank. I bought my first Furphy Tank end in late 2014 after seeing one at a swap meet in Gawler, South Australia. It's a display item but I've become interested in the history of the Furphy Company and the different types of Tank Ends used over the years.