Horse-drawn Vehicles and Steam Carriages
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of 23 horse-drawn vehicles, along with 18 wheels and wheel-parts. These objects date from the 19th and 20th centuries. This collection includes 13 four-wheeled and 10 two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicles. The four-wheeled objects are represented by five passenger vehicles: the Brougham, the charabanc ‘Ardrishaig Belle’, the Lawsons omnibus, the mail coach and the wagonette. There are also two commercial vehicles, used by Muir the bakers and the distillers Buchanans. The collection also includes three fire engines, comprising the Glasgow-built Herkless, the Merryweather Greenwich Steamer and the Shand Mason steamer; a Reading caravan; a Glasgow Corporation tram; and a hearse built in Greenock. Two-wheeled vehicles encompass four passenger vehicles, including the governess cart, the sporting gig, the cabriolet and the Irish outside cart, as well as several commercial vehicles used to sell ice cream, carry goods and deliver meat. There is also a farm cart, a sour milk cart, and a horse-breaking cart. The collection also notably encompasses a rare undercarriage and engine of a Gurney steam carriage, which was built by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney in London and brought to Scotland in March 1831.
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