Omnibuses and cabs : their origin and history (1902)
Moore, Henry Charles · London : Chapman & Hall, ld. · leaf 244
word is now very rarelyheard. The first four-wheeler was placed upon thestreets, just as Chapmans cab appeared, by the The First Four-lVhceler 225 General Cabriolet Conveyance Company. It wasbuilt by Mr. David Davies, the builder of thecabriolets of 1823, was called a covered cab,and carried two… … THE FIRST FOUR-WHEELED CAB. the new vehicle, and in 1840 he instructed hiscoachbuilder—Mr. Robinson of Mount Street—tomake him one of a superior description. Hencethe brougham. Elderly and sober-minded people showed amarked preference for riding in clarences, andhansoms soon became considered the…
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