Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen; embracing chapters on mules and ponies . A Brett proper, is a French half-topBarouche, with all the lines of the body at right are generally made with four inside seats, and elevat-ed coachmans seat. Weight, about 800 lbs. Cost, $650. The form more familiarly known in this country as aBrett, resembles that^f the English Barouche, except ithas only a half-top. Of this style we give an illustrationin Fig. 61. The Phjeton.—There is an infinite variety of PhaetonsAs originally made, they have seats for four, with a port-able half
Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen; embracing chapters on mules and ponies . A Brett proper, is a French half-topBarouche, with all the lines of the body at right are generally made with four inside seats, and elevat-ed coachmans seat. Weight, about 800 lbs. Cost, $650. The form more familiarly known in this country as aBrett, resembles that^f the English Barouche, except ithas only a half-top. Of this style we give an illustrationin Fig. 61. The Phjeton.—There is an infinite variety of PhaetonsAs originally made, they have seats for four, with a port-able half-top, or without a top. Some are hung on plat-form springs without a perch; others on two spnngs witha perch. They are also made with a comfortable frontseat, having a leather top, and a smaller seat behind for a•ervant only. The varieties in use are: The ^^MailPhceton; the Park Phoeton, the Sylph Phceion,the Gopcuty^ the Yicioria^ and the Pony Phaetoii,^^ Price,from $350 to $650. A form of Phaeton, very common and popular, has seatsfor two. The Queens Phreton (Fig. 62) is a good carriage. VARIETIES. 881 for old people, or for ladies use, being wide and roomy,hung low, and the top coming well over the seat. Price,$250 to $300. There is a form of this buggy-ph^tcn, witha close Boston top, well adapted for Physicians use. •The Buggy.—Of this kind there is a great varietyAU, however, have four wheels, and seats for two are made of every conceivable form, both with andwithout a top ; at all prices, varying from $75 to $400. The Victoria Buggy (Fig. 63) is one of the prettieststyles, showy and of graceful form. As usually finished,it sells for $150 to $175. Our Figure 64 represents a plainly finished but finevehicle, costing from $175 to $225. Figure 65 is what the Messrs. Cook call the WorldsFair Buggy, having taken the medal there, and can bemade for from $250 to $500. For buggies without tops we give Fig. 66—a very lighttrotting wagon of 145 lbs.; Fig. 67,
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