This book was written in 1881 by William N. FitzGerald, a veteran of the carriage industry, was the most comprehensive addition to trade literature on the subject at the time of its publication. Rare, hard-to-find and long out of circulation, it is now back in print to inspire a new generation of carriage enthusiasts. For curators and carriage collectors, this in-depth and practical book is an invaluable resource that provides descriptive text and illustrations of numerous carriage interiors: from the everyday model to those suited for royalty. Furthermore, the book describes the complexity of materials leathers, silks, laces and range of skills (upholstering, tufting, stitching and binding, cutting enameled leathers, making leather sockets, welting, fabric selection, etc.) required for this branch of the carriage trade. It also includes recipes for cleaning, oiling and blacking leather, polishing metals and restoring ivory, among others. For conservators, restorers and dealers in antique furniture (especially upholstered 19th century furniture), this is an indispensable guideline and instructive manual for the upholstery trade in general. Tool collectors will benefit from the descriptions and illustrations of trimmers' tools such as stuffing sticks, round knives and shears.

The Boast of Heraldry, Part 2 by Ken Wheeling Entering the Trades by Jennifer Singleton Let's Ride! by Mary Stokes Waller Heroes in Harness by Stephanie Sutch How I Got Hooked • Margot Thompson The World on Wheels• Araba and Teleki Memories ... Mostly Horsy Collectors' Corner • Silhouettes From the CMA Library The Bookshelf• Reviews CAA Bookstore The Passing Scene • News Your Letters The View from the Box, by Ken Wheeling

The Field Marshal's Transport [investigating a seventeenth-century vehicle} by KEN WHEELING How Should I Tum Out My Gig? [practical advice for the show ring} by TERRY PICKETT and MARk SCHOFIELD Anniversary :Memories The Last Word The Valley that Changed the World [people & vehicles of Pennsylvania's Oil Creek Valley} by RANDY SOLLE Ancient Egyptian Driving Systems [part one: bits and bitting} by K.M. HANSEN

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THOMAS GODDARD by Charles R. Morris. MY COLLECTION OF CARRIAGES IN SWITZERLAND by Robert Sallmann. SECOND ANNUAL JOHNSON PARK DRIVING SHOW CARTS AT PAHEVI DEZ, IRAN by Mary Aiken Littauer. TO DRIVE WELL AND WITH GRACEFUL EASE from The Rider and Driver CARRIAGE BUILDING IN AMERICA by A. M. Hutton CARRIAGE BUILDING CONSIDERED AS AN ART by J ames Rock, Jr. WOODS FOR CARiqAGES from The Carriage Builders' and Harness Makers' Art Journal SMOKE RISE MARATHON by Barbara Fairclough. DRIVING by The Duke of Beaufort, K. G.

The View From the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 The "Viking" Coach Takes the Road Again . . . . . . . 159 Authentic Carriage Restoration . . . . . . . . . . 161 The Chapman Historical Museum and the Glens Falls Carriage Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Driving in the Provinces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 The Coach Maker's Cant Board . . . . . . . . . . 173 Memories-Mostly Horsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 The Gleneagles Mark Phillips Equestrian Center . . 177 Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles . . . . 179 The Ivan Collins Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 O Caledonia, Stern and Wild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Freedman Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Some Driving Hints for Beginners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Guidelines for Research........................... 191 Donna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 The Howlett Dynasty and the Art of Driving . . . . . . . 195 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 The Carriage Trade

This reference work is the definitive source for the terminology, nomenclature, and illustrative diagrams for all known carriage types of the Western world, as well as many of the better known vehicles of other areas.