y famous statesmen, Lord Beaconsfieldand Mr. Gladstone among the number. To realise how great was the changebrought about by the invention of thebrougham we must remember that prior tothis there did not exist a gentlemans coveredcarriage on four wheels for one horse. Sucha vehicle was quite unknown… … 21 by all coachmakers and proved so convenientthat they superseded even the cabriolet forgentlemens use. The size of the firstbrougham was about 4 ft. long in the body,and the same breadth, outside measure, thewheels 2 ft. 11 in. and 3 ft. 7 in., the drivingboot made without any arch in a…
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