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 26
d under the superintendence of the Hon.Fitzroy Stanhope, by Tilbury, the builder of the vehicle bear-ing that name. It was shaped like the old ribbed gig, butwas hung upon four springs, two of which were boltedbetween the shaft and axle, and the other two crossways,parallel to the axle at either… … Fig. 5.—Stanhope. to the large amount of iron plating used to strengthen theshafts, &c. The Tilbury was very much like the Stanhope, buthad no boot, and like it was heavily plated with iron. Itwas hung by two elbow springs in front; with leather bracesto the shafts or front cross bar, and…
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