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    Can anybody ID this?

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    10 minutes ago, lump said:

    I notice one side caved in.

     

    Without the hood ornament, it would make a very fun multi-person toboggan...albeit a dangerous one. (ask me how I know)

     

    Just tie a rope to the hole in the front and its ready for bumper sledding.

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    1848 Brewster Buggy - Vanderbilt Family

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    3 hours ago, CatBird said:

     

    Digging deeper into our Brewster Buggy and that it was restored by the Amish, I found a small album of pictures under the seat and located the son of the man who restored our "buggy." He has a family business in Ohio. Daniel Raber.  A&D Buggy Shop in Millersburg. He is restoring two Brewsters in his shop, among others.

     

    I asked if he knew about Brewster cars and only received silence. Prompting me to do some research on the Amish Community. They still use horses for most transportation. Even in farming horses are used in many Amish communities since that driving a tractor is a short hop to driving cars. In addition to not using tractors because they do not drop manure, like horses and the belief that tractors compact the earth and hard earth is bad for seedlings.

    Daniel was a delightful conversationalist and gave us a fascinating glimpse into his community. He gave me some tips where I can acquire the proper harness (ours is missing), we can get "fancy" (low tone as not "proper") or "plain" which would more fit our "Buggy."

    I asked him what he had was restoring in his shop and he mentioned names "Victorias" and "Broughams" and he was referring to buggies, not cars!

     

    Since he and his family had restored many buggies he was not sure which was ours until I described our lamps. He thinks he remembered ours and he said that most of the early Brewsters lamps were lit by candles though some did have whale oil lamps. I looked at our lamps and do not have reservoirs for oil. They do seem to be made for candles.
     

    He suggested that I send him some pictures of our buggy and see if he can remember ours.

    He said that Brewster was one of the greatest buggies in the world.

    Though there are exceptions, an interesting community who are very close to the earth and enjoy a pure lifestyle. While some Amish use electricity live more simple lives. It is ok to have some lights in their buggies, but not in their homes. Anne and I would like to visit a community that lives, 'way back in time

     

    Wow candle lamps. That is very early. You have a great piece of history.

    1848 Brewster Buggy - Vanderbilt Family

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    2 hours ago, CatBird said:

    "I have joined the Carriage Club of America (CCA not to be confused with AACA) and I am waiting for more info." Quote myself

     

    Unfortunately, CCA does not have Brewster records before 1888 where 5 digit serial numbers came into play. The best they can tell me that our Brewster Carriage is a very early model since it has serial number 2320.

     

    Still researching. Ours is titled at 1848. Could be earlier. If anyone knows better info, please let me know.

     

    Your Brewster has whale oil lamps. You can tell whale oil lamps by the large round wick. These went out of style around the Civil War. So it has to be pre 1860.

    1848 Brewster Buggy - Vanderbilt Family

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    16 hours ago, 1937hd45 said:

    Ever notice carriages at local fairs have been upgraded to disk brakes? I've always thought that was odd since disk brakes on a pre WWII automobile will send some observers in to fits. Bob 

     

    But with an Automobile the power plant doesn't have a mind of its own. Maybe the disc brakes help tell a horse to whoa.

    1848 Brewster Buggy - Vanderbilt Family

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    3 hours ago, C Carl said:

     

    You mean sort of like a shot of "Nitro" ?  ?   Yeah , I can see that. On the other hand such steeds might have been "amputees" , the more to make them docile and subservient !  ?.   - CC 

     

    The Budweiser Clydesdales on the Hitch Team are all geldings. For exactly that reason.

    1848 Brewster Buggy - Vanderbilt Family

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    Person on foot about 30 miles in a day.

    Normal man on a normal horse about 30 miles a day.

    Mounted Cavalry Soldiers 50 to 60 miles a day with a fit horse.

    Wagon with 2 horses 10 to 20 miles a day depending on conditions.

    Carriage with 2 horses about 45 miles per day.

    Stage Coach with 4 to 6 horses would cover 50 to 60 miles a day over a designated route.

    Keep in mind it is best to rest the horses every 2 hours or so.

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