A hand
truck, also known as a two wheeler, stack truck, trolley, trundler, box cart,
trolley truck, sack barrow, sack truck, dolly, folding nose trolley or bag
barrow, is an L-shaped object-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels
at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when
the hand-truck is upright. The objects to be moved are tilted forward, the
ledge is inserted underneath them, and the objects allowed to tilt back and
rest on the ledge. Then the truck and object are tilted backward until the
weight is balanced over the large wheels, making otherwise bulky and heavy
objects easier to move.
Sack
Trucks were originally used on docks to
move large sacks of spices back in the 1700s by young boys, from the age of 11,
who were unable to lift the large sacks of spices by hand. By using this method
they were able to work as well as grown men in moving items around.
Source :
Wikipedia
