General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BODY, SEATS, WHEELS, PARTS/ METAL/ LEATHER SEAT UPHOLSTERY, DASH?, TOP'/ GLASS WINDOW IN TOP/ RUBBER TIRES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

240.0 cm

Width

171.0 cm

Height

165.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Animal powered

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LEGARE

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Québec

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

AN EXTREMELY POPULAR OWNER-DRIVEN CARRIAGE WITH 1 OR MORE MOVABLE SEATS, SO THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE CONVERTED FROM 2 TO 4 PASSENGER CAPACITY; OFTEN AN INFORMAL OR SPORTING VEHICLE (3).

Technical

ORIGINALLY ANY LIGHT SPORTING VEHICLE, BY THE LATE 1900'S IN AMERICA THE TERM TRAP DESCRIBED ANY VEHICLE WITH SHIFTING, SLIDING ORCOLLAPSIBLE SEATS TO ACCOMMODATE MORE PASSENGERS. SOMETIMES THE REAR SEAT CAN BEMADE TO FACE EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD; SOMETIMES THE REAR SEAT FOLDS ENTIRELY INTO THE BODY (2, 3).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING 'P.T. LEGARE/ QUEBEC QUE'/ LOGO ON SIDE PANELS READING 'THE M8M LINE' WITH M8M SUPERIMPOSED, IN RED & WHITE.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BODY PAINTED BLACK/ UNDERCARRIAGE & WHEELS PAINTED RED/ BLACK LEATHER/ BLACK PAINTED & BRASS COLOURED RAILS, PARTS/ BLACK TOP

Decoration

INCISED COILED LINE IN BRASS RAILS.