General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BODY (PROBABLY WHITE PINE)/ WOOD RUNNERS, PARTS/ METAL SOLES, PARTS/ LEATHER? DRIVER'S SEAT COVERING

Dimensions

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

Length

209.0 cm

Width

99.0 cm

Height

122.0 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

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Newfoundland and Labrador

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Newfoundland and Labrador

Period

C. 1890+

Canada

A VERY IMPORTANT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IN NEWFOUNDLAND. A CANADIAN DESIGNED SLEIGH, DEVELOPED & USED IN NFLD, UNIQUE TO THAT COLONY/PROVINCE & DESIGNED TO MEET LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL & TOPOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS (HEAVY SNOW & ROUGH ROADS).

Function

A WINTER PERSONAL TRANSPORT VEHICLE FOR 4 PASSENGERS.

Technical

APPARENTLY PASSENGERS WERE SEATED SIDEWAYS IN SIDE SLEIGHS BECAUSE OF ROUGH NFLD ROADS; IF SLEIGHTIPPED OVER PASSENGERS COULD LEAP TO SAFETY. SLEIGHS WERE MODELLED AFTER IRISH VENDOR'S WAGONS. SIDE SLEIGH WAS DEVELOPED IN 1880'S IN NEWFOUNDLAND FROM SIMPLE CATAMARAN SLEIGH (SEE SUPP.INFO. FILE 670198).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

SEAT CUSHION

Finish

BODY EXTERIOR PAINTED BLACK/ RED PAINTED RUNNERS, UNDERCARRIAGE, PASSENGER SEAT/ BLACK DRIVER'S SEAT COVERING

Decoration

N/A