What is also significant is that Pembroke were using wheels, which were soon discarded by boat builders in favour of greased glass or steel grooves or tubes, but wheels were to return to favour again in 1885. Pembroke then, were not only early adopters of the sliding seat, ahead of others in Oxford, but also pioneers in terms of the materials being used, as they anticipated the later wheeled models of sliding seats which did not become current until 1885 and remain until the modern day.
Pembroke's use of wheels, which were later abandoned by boat builders in favor of greased glass or steel grooves or tubes, but these would return to popularity in 1885. Pembroke then not only pioneered the sliding seat ahead of others in Oxford, but also their materials choices, anticipating the wheeled models of sliding seats that wouldn't become common until 1885 and remain popular today.