Carriages & coaches : their history & their evolution (1912)
Straus, Ralph, 1882-1950 · London : Martin Secker · leaf 174
have been horizontal, and,indeed, one wonders why this form was adopted. Theresult of this backward tilt was to leave a space betweenthe coachmans box and the carriage-body itself. Hereone of the grooms sat or sprawled as best he could.Four, five, or even six other grooms stood uncomfort-ably… … PN Jv ■K* T-^ ^ o ■^ ■^ K^ •^ ^ TV ^ ^ i=j) ^■, ^ •vi *.*^ -Q ■,^ &yi ■?: * ^^ s ) l<q -< P^ >: ~-i ^j 5; ^ ^ t^ ^ p^ ^3 ■iS ^ Ei <\i ^ ■a f^ ^ •^ <o ■s ^ ^i ^ t^ ^ <5t n V, to »>. ■a S CJ 1 ^^ ■K4 ^ t<* CO %i -J5 bn V- EARLY GEORGIAN CARRIAGES 149 letter of the period…
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