This book traces the emergence of the carriage industry against a background of the general commercial development of New Haven and its surroundings and of the development of transportation throughout the country. The story is continued through the growth of the manufacturing industry to its achievement of a position of national and international prominence until its decline and eventual demise early in the 20th century. -- from Book Jacket.
This reprint of a rare catalog contains descriptions, prices, and finely detailed engravings of customized models of a curtain coach, child's chaise, light French coupe, cabriolet, six-seat beach wagon, Portland sleigh, and many other vehicles. Rich source of royalty-free art as well as an intriguing browse.
This volume reproduces an extremely rare catalog published in 1862 by the noted carriage manufacturer Lawrence, Bradley and Pardee of New Haven, Connecticut. It contains more than 200 finely detailed engravings of carriages and sleighs from the mid-nineteenth century. Proudly advertising everything from a Light French Dog-Cart to "a very Rich Glass-Quartered Coach," complete with steps, iron baggage rack, and full trim, the catalog also includes customized models of a curtain coach, child's chaise, light French coupe, cabriolet, six-seat beach wagon, Portland sleigh, and scores of other carriages and coaches. Complete with original descriptions and prices, these elegant illustrations offer transportation buffs an opportunity to study the horse-drawn vehicles of yesteryear in an inexpensive republication of a catalog worth hundreds of dollars in its original edition. These pages also represent a rich source of royalty-free art for today's commercial artists and advertisers, as well as an enjoyable browsing volume for antiques enthusiasts and anyone fascinated by American life in a bygone era.
ORGANISING A COMBINED DRIVING EVENT, by Mrs. Robert Pirie THE THIRD EUROPEAN DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP, by Victoria Handcock EDWIN HOWLETT, THE FATHER OF COACHING IN FRANCE, by Tom Ryder. HENRY M. WILLIS, OF EAST WILLISTON, NEW YORK FROM HORSES TO PONIES THE BEAUTIFUL CHRIST AMS SLEIGH, by Phoebe Taylor. THE CARRIAGE TRADE THE NINTH ANNUAL BUTTERFIELD TRAIL RIDE, by Joyce Kriegh BOOK REVIEWS SLEIGHING IN THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE From "Paris a Cheval" by Crafty (Vi ctor Gerusez), Paris 1883 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL WINTER FAIR, TORONTO GLITTER AND BELLS: THE DRIVING CLUBS OF FRENCH CANADA by Edgar Andrew Collard METAMORA CARRIAGE & DRIVING ASSOCIATION EARLY FORMS OF CARRIAGE SPRINGS
Co-Winner of the 2005 Hagley Business History Book Prize given by the Busines History Conference. In 1926, the Carriage Builders' National Association met for the last time, signaling the automobile's final triumph over the horse-drawn carriage. Only a decade earlier, carriages and wagons were still a common sight on every Main Street in America. In the previous century, carriage-building had been one of the largest and most dynamic industries in the country. In this sweeping study of a forgotten trade, Thomas A. Kinney extends our understanding of nineteenth-century American industrialization far beyond the steel mill and railroad. The legendary Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company in 1880 produced a hundred wagons a day—one every six minutes. Across the country, smaller factories fashioned vast quantities of buggies, farm wagons, and luxury carriages. Today, if we think of carriage and wagon at all, we assume it merely foreshadowed the automobile industry. Yet., the carriage industry epitomized a batch-work approach to production that flourished for decades. Contradicting the model of industrial development in which hand tools, small firms, and individual craftsmanship simply gave way to mechanized factories, the carriage industry successfully employed small-scale business and manufacturing practices throughout its history. The Carriage Trade traces the rise and fall of this heterogeneous industry, from the pre-industrial shop system to the coming of the automobile, using as case studies Studebaker, the New York–based luxury carriage-maker Brewsters, and dozens of smallerfirms from around the country. Kinney also explores the experiences of the carriage and wagon worker over the life of the industry. Deeply researched and strikingly original, this study contributes a vivid chapter to the story of America's industrial revolution.
This book is a catalogue of carriages and other horse-drawn vehicles produced by the G. D. Cook Company of New Haven, Connecticut, in the early 20th century. The book includes photographs and descriptions of the company's products, as well as advertisements for related businesses and services. It is a valuable resource for historians of transportation and industry, as well as collectors of antique carriages and other horse-drawn vehicles. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
