General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BODY, WHEELS, SEAT FRAMEWORK, TONGUE, PARTS/ METAL UNDERCARRIAGE, TIRES, SPRINGS, PARTS/ LEATHER TOP, SEAT COVERINGS/ FABRICINTERIOR LINING/ OILCLOTH OR LEATHER DASH/ GLASS LAMPS

Dimensions

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

Length

260.0 cm

Width

165.0 cm

Height

245.0 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

Thrupp Maberly

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1880+

Canada

CARRIAGE WAS PROPERTY OF LATE M. MARTIN BOYD OF BOBCAYGEON, ONT. BOYD FAMILY WERE PIONEERS IN TRENT VALLEY AREA & HAD EXTENSIVE LUMBER INTERESTS IN CANADA BEFORE TURN OF CENTURY. (BOYD FAMILY ARCHIVES ARE AT TRENT UNIV.,PETERBOROUGH ON.)/ THIS CARRIAGE IS TYPICAL OF KINDS USED BY ENGLISH GENTRY OF PERIOD.

Function

A GENTLEMAN'S PLEASURE OR SHOW DRIVING VEHICLE, WITH A RUMBLE SEAT BEHIND FOR A GROOM.

Technical

THE SPIDER PHAETON IS CHARACTERIZED BY A TILBURY BODY ON 4 WHEELS, A FOLDING TOP & A SKELETON RUMBLE SEAT FOR GROOMS. AN AMERICAN INNOVATION OF ABOUT 1861, THE SPIDER PHAETON REACHED IT'S GREATEST POPULARITY DURING THE LAST DECADE OF THE CENTURY (1,2,3).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING CAST INTO WHEEL HUBS READS 'THRUPP & MABERLY LONDON'/ WHITE MONOGRAM ON EACH SIDE CONSISTING OF SUPERIMPOSED 'C' & 'A'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BODY & UNDERCARRIAGE PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK DASH, SEAT COVERING, TOP/ BLUE INTERIOR LINING/ COPPER COLOURED METAL TRIM ON BODY/ TONGUE PAINTED RED

Decoration

YELLOW STRIPING ON BODY/ WHITE STRIPING ON WHEELS