Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

8352 186101/ 10

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

5

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

wood body, wheels, seat framework, window frames, parts/ metal undercarriage, springs, parts/ leather covered coach section exterior sides & roof/ leather? dash/ leather covered interior/ leather seat coverings with fabric trim, straps, tassles & pom-poms/ caned seat bench/ glass windows/ silk roller window shades & pulls/ glass & metal lamps/ rubber tires

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

315,0 cm

Largeur

170,0 cm

Hauteur

195,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports terrestres non motorisés

Catégorie

Traction animale

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Demarest

Pays

United States of America

État/province

New York

Ville

New York

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Québec

Période

circa 1903-1928

Canada

An American made vehicle owned throughout its history by a prosperous Montreal family. This vehicle belonged to engineer and businessman James Thomas Davis, originally of Ottawa and the family contracting business W.T Davis and Sons. In 1898 he moved with his wife Gertrude and family to Montreal, and in 1909 moved into a home on prestigious Drummond St. It included a stable, coach house and residence for the coachman. Among the vehicles in the coach house were a Victoria, sleighs, a spider phaeton (2005.0009), and this brougham. Mr. Davis died in 1928 and the carriages were retained by his widow. Upon her death in 1955, Miss Diana Davis, granddaughter of James Francis Davis, received the spider phaeton and the brougham. They were stored in a barn on her property in Hudson, Quebec.

Fonction

A coachman driven closed vehicle for two passengers, with one passenger seat inside & an outside driver's seat.

Technique

An example of a bachelor brougham. The brougham was a type vehicle owned by the affluent, driven by a coachman & carrying two passengers. It was developed in 1938-1939 by Englishman Lord Peter Henry Brougham & first constructed by the London carriage maker Robinson. Soon after its development, other types of brougham appeared; this one is a "bachelor" brougham because of its single interior seat for two people. The brougham was adopted rapidly by the upper middle classes in Europe as well as North America, especially in Canada. It was also used as a taxi in Canadian cities. Several well known Canadian carriage manufacturers, such as Ledoux, produced broughams. In 1860 Aaron T. Demarest established a carriage enterprise on Park Place in New York. In the early 1870's Demarest & his brother Cornelius formed a partnership to manufacture carriages in New Haven, CT, & subsequently all carriages sold in New York were made in New Haven. In this era, that city was one of the most important centres for the manufacture of high quality horse-drawn vehicles in the U.S. In 1889, the showroom of A.T. Demarest & Co., moved to 5th Ave., New York & in 1916 the company ceased carriage production in New Haven.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

label under seat cushion reads "A.T. DEMAREST & CO.,/ Carriage Builders,/ Warerooms/ Fifth Avenue,/ Cor. 33D Street,/ New York." & "Established/ 1860/ Certificate/ of/ Manufacture"/ lettering on hub caps reads "A.T. DEMAREST & CO., N.Y., 5TH & 33D ST."/ lettering on tires reads "THE GOODRICH SOLID TIRE MFD. BY THE B.F. GOODRICH CO. AKRON O. MADE IN AMERICA 1 1/2" with logo reading "G/ TRADEMARK"

Manque

possibly watch from interior toilet case

Fini

black & maroon painted body/ black leather covered upper coach section/ undercarriage finish obscured by corrosion/ lamps originally painted black/ maroon fabric covered exterior driver's seat, window frames/ black leather interior upholstery on seats, cushions, door interiors/ figured maroon trim, straps, tassels & pom-poms in interior/ black fabric interior shades/ colourless transparent glass/ grey rubber

Décoration

red painted monogram on each door reads "JTD"