A practical treatise on coach-building, historical and descriptive : containing full information on the various trades and processes involved, with hints on the proper keeping of carriages, &c. (1881)
Burgess, James W · London : Crosby Lockwood and Co. · leaf 162
wheelsfurther forward, and has produced a brougham that offerspeculiar advantages in this respect (Fig. 56). The hindwheel appears to be placed right across the door, but thefacilities for ingress and egress are quite equal to those givenin the ordinary brougham. This novel contrivance presents… … obtained far more completely with this arrangement than bythrowing the front wheel backward. The rattling so constantly complained of in carriages canin a great degree be obviated by placing pieces of india-rubberso that the doors shall press upon ihem when closed; it is a 152 COACH-BUTLDING. good…
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