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 . PERCH CARRIAGES. 43 plain the whole; their iron-work is alfo de-fcribed, for the better information in that mate-rial article. SECT. 1. DESCRIPTION OF PERCH CARRIAGES. PLATE VI. Fig. 1, 2, 3, and 4, are the front, the back, thefide, and top view of a perch carriage, without acoach-box. The length defcribed is that of achariot carriage^ but the reprefentation will an-fwer for either coach or phaeton :


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 . PERCH CARRIAGES. 43 plain the whole; their iron-work is alfo de-fcribed, for the better information in that mate-rial article. SECT. 1. DESCRIPTION OF PERCH CARRIAGES. PLATE VI. Fig. 1, 2, 3, and 4, are the front, the back, thefide, and top view of a perch carriage, without acoach-box. The length defcribed is that of achariot carriage^ but the reprefentation will an-fwer for either coach or phaeton : the length ofthe perch, and the ftrength of materials, makethe only difference. Fig. 1, is the front, fliewing the under carriageunited with the upper, the proper length anddepth of the fore tranfom and fore axletree bed,and in what manner the futchels are fixed in thebed, and how the fplinter-bar is placed on thefutchels with the wheel-irons on, fhewing theaxis, and the manner it is confined in the bed,and the length of the arms on which the wheelgoes, the fore tranfom has the boot and fpringsfixed thereon, fhewing the proper fituation cf the0^rings, and how faftened. Fig. 44 DESCRIPTION


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