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Modern carriages (1905)

Gilbey, Walter, Sir, 1831-1914 · London : Vinton & Co. · leaf 75

An illustration from Modern carriages, 1905, leaf 75
escribed as acombination of a victoria and a sociable,rather more like the former as regards sizeand weigfht, and like the latter in form andaccommodation. Elsewhere we find thiscarriage called a sociable without doors,or double victoria. These vehicles haveenjoyed a certain amount of favour… … 51 best with a pair of cobs or ponies. Thiscarriage appears to have been introducedin 1885 by Messrs. Thrupp and Maberly,who called it the Siamese victoria. The victoria on C springs with cab-shapedbody, is built in many sizes, from that suit-able for a single horse or pair of cobs to thelarge and…

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