DDTJRAC Posted Friday at 05:37 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:37 PM (edited) Hello car people! What year do you have for this car? I'm thinking this is an important time capsule artifact. It shows the change from livery barn to car garage / repair. (But just a guess.) Horseshoeing operation / blacksmith was always near the livery barn. Edited Friday at 05:40 PM by DDTJRAC (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted Friday at 05:56 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:56 PM (edited) Stirrup handle on a front opening door should be good clues. Perhaps a Cadillac? Edited Friday at 06:01 PM by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted Friday at 06:04 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:04 PM At least those guys were keeping up with the times. I see about circa 1910. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Johnson Posted Friday at 06:26 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:26 PM A livery, livery stable or livery barn is where horses and/or vehicles available for hire are kept. A livery may also board horses for a fee. Unless Landisville Coach Works was renting out horses and/or horse-drawn or motorized vehicles, or boarding horses, it wouldn't be considered a livery. Also, horseshoeing is not synonymous with blacksmithing (farrier vs. blacksmith). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted Friday at 06:50 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:50 PM This postcard is on eBay too. The postmark on it is dated 1915. Landisville is near Lancaster PA. Neat item. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDTJRAC Posted 6 hours ago Author Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) On 10/4/2024 at 2:26 PM, E_Johnson said: A livery, livery stable or livery barn is where horses and/or vehicles available for hire are kept. A livery may also board horses for a fee. Unless Landisville Coach Works was renting out horses and/or horse-drawn or motorized vehicles, or boarding horses, it wouldn't be considered a livery. Also, horseshoeing is not synonymous with blacksmithing (farrier vs. blacksmith). Back in the day they converted livery to autos or they may have done both. This may or may not be converted, but looks like it could be from that era when cars were starting to overtake the buggy whip. Livery was usually near the hotel. It was the garage for the horse! Looks like it cost $1.50 a day to board a horse, but that varied. The livery would also rent coaches to people for funerals. You didn't need a wagon if broke, you could rent from the livery. Colonial Blacksmith & Home Life 1944 D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Blacksmith did it all back in the day...farrier, make horseshoes and even pull teeth in foreign countries. But, I'm no expert on this stuff... Edited 6 hours ago by DDTJRAC (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDTJRAC Posted 6 hours ago Author Share Posted 6 hours ago On 10/4/2024 at 2:50 PM, TerryB said: This postcard is on eBay too. The postmark on it is dated 1915. Landisville is near Lancaster PA. Neat item. Thanks! I just have a scan of the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustycrusty Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Stoddard Daytons of the era featured those "backwards" opening doors, with entry often enabled by a stirrup style handle. They also had that two-step cowl with the slightly set back windshield frame. But then again, they also had front fenders with a slightly upturned leading edge... BUMP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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