General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD/ FERROUS METALS/ GLASS/ TEXTILES

Dimensions

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

Length

4.0 m

Width

2.2 m

Height

3.3 m

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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1880-1896

Canada

THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF AN EARLY CANADIAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

Function

HORSE DRAWN PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLE

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'RICHMOND HILL' PAINTED IN BOLD, OPEN BLACK LETTERS WITH GREY SHADING ON BOTH SIDES OF LOWER COACH BODY, FRAMED WITH WIDE BLACK STRIPING & GREEN ACCENT LINES/ 'JOHN THOMPSON' PAINTED IN BOLD BLACK LETTERS WITH MID BROWN SHADING ON BOTH SIDES BELOW TOP RAIL/ SIGN MOUNTED ON COACH TOP READS 'IN SERVICE FROM DOWNTOWN TORONTO/ TO RICHMOND HILL 1880-1896'

Missing

COACH REBUILT BY TTC IN 1932 & UNKNOWN NUMBER OF ORIGINAL PARTS REPLACED

Finish

LOWER COACH BODY, UNDERCARRIAGE, SPRINGS, WHEELS, TONGUE, WHIFFLETREES PAINTED WHITE/ UPPER COACH BODY PAINTED CREAM/ WINDOW FRAMES STAINED MID BROWN/ INTERIOR: FLOOR PAINTED GREY (IN NMST SHOPS)/ SEATS & SIDE PANELS STAINED & VARNISHED/ CEILING PAINTED CREAM/ RED & BLACK UPHOLSTERED SEAT CUSHIONS & BACKS

Decoration

WIDE BLACK STRIPING WITH GREEN ACCENT LINES ON SPRINGS, UNDERCARRIAGE, TONGUE, WHIFFLETREES/ WIDE BLACK STRIPING ON WHEEL HUBS & FELLOWS/ MEDIUM BLACK STRIPING ON SPOKES/ MAROON PAINTED PANELS FRAMED WITH BLACK MOULDING ON 4 SIDES OF UPPER COACH BODY/ GOLD ACANTHUS LEAVES ON FRONT & REAR/ MULTICOLOURED ROYAL MAIL COAT OF ARMS & GOLD ACANTHUS LEAVES ON SIDES/ BROWN STRIPING, BLACK MOULDING & TOP RAIL ON UPPER BODY