A treatise on carriages : comprehending coaches, chariots, phaetons, curricles, whiskies, &c. : together with their proper harness, in which the fair prices of every article are accurately stated (1796)
Felton, William, Debrett, John, d. 1822 · London : Printed for and sold by the author, and by J. Debrett ... [and 5 others] · leaf 117
vy; the advantage of turning isnot fo great, yet the fafecy is greater, as the perchprevents the fore carriage from locking fo far underas in crane-necks, whereby the danger of overturn-ing is avoided, by having a large bafe for the fore-wheels to ftand on. As the dan2;er arifes from thefituaticn… … A PERCH HIGH PHAETON. -yi fafcty then depends only on the chance of evenground, or that the weight of the body and paflen-gers does not preponderate over the weight of thehind part of the carriage; the longer the carriage,the greater is the fafety, by the fpace being widerbetween the bearings.…
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