General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

WOOD BODY, WHEELS, SEATS, PARTS/ METAL TIRES, UNDERCARRIAGE, PARTS/ LEATHER SEAT BACK & JUMP SEAT COVERINGS/ VINYL SEAT COVERING (NOT ORIGINAL)/ JUTE MAT/ OILCLOTH MUDGUARDS/ WOOD TONGUE WITH LEATHER & METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

263.0 cm

Width

165.0 cm

Height

167.5 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

AN OWNER-DRIVEN PASSENGER VEHICLE, IN WHICH THE REAR SEAT SLIDES BACK TO MAKE ROOM FOR A SMALLER FRONT SEAT, ENABLING THE VEHICLE TO ACCOMODATE 3-4 PERSONS.

Technical

SLIDING-SEAT PHAETONS WERE POPULAR IN MID-19TH CENTURY, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ACCOMMODATE TWO OR FOUR PASSENGERS (1). PHAETON IS A TERM APPLIED TO A CLASS OF PLEASURE DRIVING VEHICLESWITH DIFFERING CHARACTERISTICS, OFTEN ELEGANT VEHICLES FOR THE WELL-TO-DO WITH HIGH, CUT-UNDER BODIES & USUALLY 1 SEAT (1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

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Finish

BODY & DASH PAINTED GREEN (UPPER SECTIONS) & DARK RED (LOWER), SEPARATED BY CURVED BLACK PAINTED MOULDING, WITH BLACK PAINTED TRIM/ UNDERCARRIAGE PAINTED DARK BROWN/ TAN MAT/ DARK RED SEAT COVERINGS/ BLACK MUDGUARDS/ BLACK PAINTED WOOD RAILINGS/ PLATED RAILS/ BLACK PAINTED TONGUE

Decoration

YELLOW STRIPING ON BODY/ GOLD STRIPING ON UNDERCARRIAGE/ SECTIONS OF PLATED RAILS WITH INCISED WINDING LINE/ SMALL RAISED BLACK KNOBS FORM VERTICAL LINES ON DASH FRONT.