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Four wheeled buggy with black leather dash and folding leather hood. The singel seat is upholstered in a blue broadcloth. The buggy is supported by two elliptical springs, one on the front axle and the other on the rear axle. The body of the buggy is painted black and the wheels and springs are painted a dark Brewster green with cream detailing. All four wheels have metal rims. The inside of the dash has an attached leather leg covering for inclement weather.
buggies (carriages)
wood (plant material)
leather
metal
Buggy
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P071
Attributed to Chauncey Thomas & Co (Maker)
85 x 70 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.494
Probably Massachusetts (United States)
Probably Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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