General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BODY, WHEELS, PARTS/ METAL UNDERCARRIAGE, TIRES, PARTS/ COATED FABRIC TOP/ FABRIC SEAT COVERING, TOP LINING, SIDE CURTAINLINING, FLOOR MAT/ GLASS WINDOW IN TOP BACK/ LEATHER DASH

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

248.0 cm

Width

166.0 cm

Height

207.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Animal powered

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Austin

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Simcoe

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CA 1867+

Canada

ACCORDING TO FERN BROOK WHO OWNED VEHICLE FOR MANY YEARS, IT WAS USED BY GOVERNOR GENERAL WHEN VISITING SIMCOE IN 1867-1868. IT WAS MADE BY THE AUSTINS WHO WERE OF U.E.L. STOCK FROM NEW JERSEY & WHO SETTLED FIRST AS FARMERS IN LYNN VALLEY, PATTERSON CREEK 1796-98 & LATER MADE CARRIAGES. (2)

Function

A PLEASURE DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 2-3 PASSENGERS.

Technical

PHAETON IS A TERM APPLIED TO A CLASS OF PLEASUREDRIVINGVEHICLES WITH DIFFERING CHARACTERISTICS, OFTEN ELEGANT VEHICLES FOR THE WELL-TO-DO WITH HIGH, CUT-UNDER BODIES & 1 SEAT, SOMETIMES WITH A GROOM'S OR JUMP SEAT (1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SCRIPT ON MFR'S PLATE ON BACK APPEARS TO READ 'J.S. Austin & Co./ Simcoe CW' (INITIALS ARE UNCLEAR)

Missing

N/A

Finish

BODY & UNDERCARRIAGE PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK TOP, CURTAINS, DASH/ RED SEAT COVERING & FALL/ BROWN BROCADE CURTAIN LINING/ BEIGE TOP LINING/MULTICOLOURED MAT

Decoration

RED STRIPING ON BODY & UNDERCARRIAGE.