Carriage

Date Made
1825
Medium
wood, iron, leather
Dimensions
Dimensions are approx. __85 iinches H __106 inches L __75 inches W __ __ __Dimensions are approximate
Accession Number
C-2
Description
DESCRIPTION: A Single-horse drawn carriage, four wheel. The body is made of wood painted dark green. Two bench seats, one for the driver and a back seat for passengers. There are no doors, passengers made use of a hinged foot step on left front side to enter over the driver’s seat. Leather upholstery on passenger seat attached with metal studs. Leather also covers paneling on sides of carriage. Locked storage under driver’s seat and passenger’s seat, as well as a removable boot in back. The carriage has a canopy cover that shows evidenc of removal. Reattachment was accomplished with two metal plates secured by three screws with nuts on each of the supports. The cut to remove the canopy was a clean diagonal one slanting to the inside. It has iron hardware. The whip holder is absent. Wood supports under body braced by metal. Use of C-spring for suspension and employs a main brace which are long straps of heavy leather stitched together and used to suspend body on gearing. Leather that attaches body to wheel base in good condition, replaced? Wheels starting to warp, especially the rear wheels. ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONS: DIA WHEELS: 40 1/2 (front), 51 (rear); LENGTH OF SHAFTS: 90; CARRIAGE BODY: LOA 57; WOA 36; HOA 52 1/2.
History
LABEL NOTES: The Vogler carriage closely resembles a type of carriage known as the Coachee. It was an “…American vehicle, generally used as a family carriage. It was developed in the late 18th century and was similar to the coach. The front is open and the driver sits on a bench under the roof. These carriages were used through out the East, but were especially popular in the Southern states until about 1860.” John Vogler, Sr. took his family on a trip to Philadelphia and New York in this carriage in 1831. According to family tradition, the family rode in this carriage. In 1848, he went to the Springs in Grayson County, Virginia. In 1853, he and his wife went in this carriage to West Salem, Illinois to visit their daughter, stoppingin Hope, Indiana on the way.

REFERENCES: There is a journal made by Lisetta Maria Vogler in 1831 which refers to this carriage. She and her family made a trip from Salem to New York in it. Journal is located on the Closed Shelves in the library.
RELATED NAME: Vogler family

Credit Line
Wachovia Historical Society Collection