In the 19th century the horse
carriage was a four-wheeled horse drawn passenger vehicle, often of
elegant design. Throughout the 1800s the
manufacture of the horse carriage was an important industry.
The light four-wheeled buggy with open sides was mass produced from
the mid- 19th century until the popularity of the bicycle and the
horseless carriage (automobile) took over in the 1890s. The
"carriage trade" referred to the wealthy patrons or
customers of a store who arrived in their elegant horse carriages.
The Victorian wicker
baby carriage was popular for mothers in the second half of the 19th
century. Wicker companies such as Heywood Brothers and the
Wakefield Rattan Company, abounded in the 1880s making carriages to
transport babies and toddlers. Today antique baby carriages are
favored by wicker collectors, doll collectors and photographers.
The Well-Appointed Victorian Carriage
At the end of the nineteenth century, affluent Victorian women
took great interest in the appointments and accessories of their
carriages.
Antique Carriage Clock
An antique accessory for the well-appointed Victorian carriage.
The
Horse Carriage
In 1890, Ferd F. French & Co. of
Boston, Massachusetts advertised the latest styles the horse
carriage.
The
Chariot Horse Carriage
The Chariot horse carriage
was a light four-wheeled horse carriage popular in the early
19th century. The
Landau Horse Carriage
The Landau horse carriage had
four wheels with front and back passenger seats that faced each
other.
Victorian
Baby Carriages: The Golden Age of Carriages
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