General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BODY, WHEELS, SEATS, BUCKBOARD PLANKS, PARTS/METAL UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS, TIRES, PARTS/ COATED FABRIC ROOF/ WOOL FRINGE/ FABRIC UPHOLSTERY/

Dimensions

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

Length

288.0 cm

Width

170.0 cm

Height

194.0 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

MARTEL

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Baie-Saint-Paul

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

A POPULAR OWNER DRIVEN UTILITY VEHICLE WITH 1-3 SEATS, SOMETIMES COVERED, POPULAR PARTICULARLY IN THE WEST BECAUSE THEY ARE LIGHT, MANOUEVERABLE, EASILY MAINTAINED, & RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE (1).

Technical

THE BUCKBOARD IS CHARACTERIZED BY A SUSPENSION SYSTEM MADE UP OF 1 OR MORE RESILIENT FLOOR BOARDS. THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WAS ENABLED BY THE USE OF STRONG & DURABLE AMERICAN WOODS, WHICH ALLOWED CARRIAGE MAKERS TO BUILD SMALLER, LIGHTER VEHICLES THAN THOSE MADE IN ENGLAND (1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON BACK READING 'CHAS. MARTEL/ VOITURIER/ BAIE ST. PAUL'

Missing

N/A

Finish

CLEAR FINISH ON BODY & UNDERCARRIAGE/ CREAM FABRIC SEAT UPHOLSTERY WITH BLACK EDGING, CREAM INTERIOR LINING/ BLACK TOP WITH DARK RUST FRINGE & BRAID ALONG TOP FRONT EDGE/ GREEN PAINTED FELLOES/ BLACK PAINTED UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS/ NICKEL PLATED DASH RAIL

Decoration

RED STRIPING ON BODY & DASH/ MULTICOLOURED FLORAL MOTIF ON BACK BELOW MFR'S PLATE/ RED ROSE & GREEN LEAF MOTIF ON EACH SEAT RISER ON BOTH SIDES/ CURVED DASH RAIL WITH SCROLLED ENDS & SECTIONS WITH INCISED LINES