O'Hara, John

Production date
1879
1870-1879
Description
A testimonial to John O'Hara from J. M. Vivian and E. M. Smith.
John O'Hara is credited with having cast the first railway wheels made in New Zealand, a moulder with the firm J. M. Vivian, the wheels were made out of Taranaki ironsand.

Object detail

Production date

1879
1870-1879

Subject person

John O'Hara

Classification

certificate/(for Archives)

Item list

Part 1

1. Parchment testimonial

2. Newpaper clipping of presentation of testimonial to Taranaki Museum. 1965

Accession number

ARC2002-463

Collection type

My shortlist

Subject place

New Plymouth Taranaki New Zealand Polynesia Oceania North Island

Subject

Ironsands Metalwork Industry Foundries

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