This is very common in most trammels is that they split. It should have been made out of a hard wood to prevent splitting. Names in pencil written on both sides of handle. Original repairs made to split with square nails, and two later modern round nails added. Surface has hatchet marks and has been hand planed.
Wood is dry, appears to be a soft wood, and has some worm holes on the surface.
An Unusual Victorian Hand Truck. A hand truck used in a flour mill or chesse factory. A Miller's Stand Up Desk. The miller enters a customer's name into an account book. It appears to be a stand up desk or writing desk that has been attached to a structural support post on the mill's first floor.