Vehicle [Diesel Roller]
Maker and role
Aveling and Porter Limited, Manufacturer
Production date
1925
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Object detail
Accession number
1966.350
Production period
Description
Road roller, diesel, by Royal Letters Patent. No. 11645. Bright green paintwork with darker green roof and flywheels.
Brief History
During the 1920s cheap cars like the Model T Ford made motoring available for the masses. Up until the 1920s the roads of Auckland were largely unpaved and horses, trams and cars were competing for space. The 1920s was the ‘concreting decade’ – a lot of effort was put into improving Auckland’s roads, especially in the city centre.
This Road roller was owned by the Waitemata City Council from 1928, until it was donated to MOTAT in 1964. It was driven at its maximum speed of 3.2 km per hour (2 mph) from Massey to MOTAT. It had been given the nick-name of ‘Rock’n’roll’ when the music craze became popular in the 1950s.
Road rollers are used to compact a surface, such as a road under construction, by using their own weight. The term ‘steam roller’ is often used for diesel and petrol powered road rollers today. Aveling & Porter was formed in 1862 and designed the first steam rollers in England in 1867. Their rollers were sent all over the world and made possible the roads and highways we take for granted today.
This Road roller was owned by the Waitemata City Council from 1928, until it was donated to MOTAT in 1964. It was driven at its maximum speed of 3.2 km per hour (2 mph) from Massey to MOTAT. It had been given the nick-name of ‘Rock’n’roll’ when the music craze became popular in the 1950s.
Road rollers are used to compact a surface, such as a road under construction, by using their own weight. The term ‘steam roller’ is often used for diesel and petrol powered road rollers today. Aveling & Porter was formed in 1862 and designed the first steam rollers in England in 1867. Their rollers were sent all over the world and made possible the roads and highways we take for granted today.
Marks
RESILIENT SCARIFIER / C. & F.C PRICE'S PATENTS / 11848, 119406, 194914 / SOLE MANUFACTURERS / AVELING & PORTER Ltd / ROCHESTER / No 748 Maker's Plate
BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT / No 11645 / AVELING & PORTER/ LIMITED / ROCHESTER / KENT, ENGLAND Maker's Plate
BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT / No 11645 / AVELING & PORTER/ LIMITED / ROCHESTER / KENT, ENGLAND Maker's Plate
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Aveling and Porter Limited. 1925. Vehicle [Diesel Roller], 1966.350. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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On display
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