South Africa: Rainbows and Deserts




Voortrekkers: Tapestries
Repairing a wagon wheel
Repairing a wagon wheel. On the left you can see how the metal part that goes over the wooden wheel is made red-hot on a fire. It is then slipped over the wheel and quickly immersed in cold water to make the metal shrink around the wood.

(Picture: Scan from postcard)



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Information taken directly from
Voortrekker Museum
Pictures are scans from postcards

Of, as jy die Afrikaanse weergawe wil lees, kliek op tuisblad hieronder.

Afrikaanse weergawe


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