Brougham (carriage)
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A broughamTemplate:Efn is a 19th century four-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse. It was named after the politician and jurist Lord Brougham, who had this type of carriage built to his specification by London coachbuilder Robinson & Cook in 1838.
Description
The brougham has an enclosed body with two doors and sits two passengers; there are two fold-away seats in the front corners for small children. It has a box seat in front for a coachman plus one footman or passenger. The carriage body has a front window so that the passengers can see forward. The carriage is mounted on elliptical springs with small front wheels which can go under the carriage to turn sharply.Template:RTemplate:RTemplate:RTemplate:Efn
Features specific to the brougham include:Template:R
- the absence of a perch (a supporting pole connecting the front and rear axles); the spring hangers were mounted directly to the body structure, saving weight and lowering the floor, to ease entry
- a sharply squared end of the roof at the back,
- a body line curving forward at the base of the enclosure, and
- low entry to the enclosure, using only one outside step below the door.
A brougham-landaulet is a variation with a collapsible top, rearward of the doors.
See also
- Coupé (carriage): any type of four-wheeled coach where two passengers sit on a forward-facing bench
- Brougham (car body), inspired by the brougham carriage
- Clarence (carriage), larger version of the Brougham
- Carriage
- Horse-drawn vehicle
Notes
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External links
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- 1871 Advertisement for William Kilross & Sons and Kinross Brougham Illustrations and text
- CAAOnline: Carriage Tour Carriage Association of America. Illustration and text
- Horse Drawn Brougham, The Henry Ford. Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan. Photo and text.
- The Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages, Stony Brook, New York: Collection Database. Search brougham; illustrations and text.