General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BODY, WHEELS, PARTS/ METAL UNDERCARRIAGE, SPRINGS, SEAT BACKS, TIRES, PARTS/ FABRIC & SIMULATED? LEATHER SEAT CUSHIONS & BACKS/ LEATHER HANDHOLDS/ GLASS LAMPS/ BURLAP FLOOR MATS/

Dimensions

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

Length

330.0 cm

Width

170.0 cm

Height

215.0 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

MASON

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1885+

Canada

CARRIAGE WAS PROPERTY OF LATE M. MARTIN BOYD OF BOBCAYGEON, ONT. BOYD FAMILY WERE PIONEERS IN TRENT VALLEY AREA AND 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

ORIGINALLY A 4 WHEEL VEHICLE WITH A HIGH DRIVER'S SEAT USED IN THE STABLE TO TRAIN & EXERCISE HORSES, THE BREAK ALSO BECAME AN INFORMAL VEHICLE WITH SEVERAL SEATS FOR A NUMBER OF PASSENGERS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK PAINTED EXTERIOR & UNDERCARRIAGE/ DARK BROWN PAINTED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT/ BROWN FABRIC SEAT CUSHIONS & BACKRESTS WITH ONE SIDE COVERED WITH BLACK LEATHER?/ BROWN FELT COACHMAN'S SEAT, BACK & FALL (LATTER WITH LEATHER? BACK)/ BROWN LEATHER? DOOR LINING/ BEIGE MATS.

Decoration

CREST STENCILLED ON BOTH DOORS CONSISTING OF CROWN & WORDS 'VIRTUS IN ARDUIS'/ BLUE & YELLOW STRIPING ON BODY & UNDERCARRIAGE/ BLACK TRIM ON PASSENGER SECTION/ GOLD FLOWERS & BLACK CURVILINEAR LINES ON DOOR LINING.