General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BODY, WHEELS, SEATS, PARTS/ METAL UNDERCARRIAGE, PARTS/ COATED FABRIC DASH/ OILCLOTH SEAT BACKRESTS/ RUBBER TIRES

Dimensions

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

Length

253.0 cm

Width

164.0 cm

Height

180.0 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

DUHAMEL

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

AN EXTREMELY POPULAR OWNER-DRIVEN CARRIAGE WITH 1 OR MORE MOVABLE SEATS, SO THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE CONVERTED FROM 2 TO 4 PASSENGER CAPACITY; OFTEN AN INFORMAL OR SPORTING VEHICLE (3).

Technical

ORIGINALLY ANY LIGHT SPORTING VEHICLE, BY THE LATE 1900'S IN AMERICA THE TERM TRAP DESCRIBED ANY VEHICLE WITH SHIFTING, SLIDING ORCOLLAPSIBLE SEATS TO ACCOMMODATE MORE PASSENGERS. SOMETIMES THE REAR SEAT CAN BE MADE TO FACE EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD; SOMETIMES THE REAR SEAT FOLDS ENTIRELY INTO THE BODY (1,2).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON BACK READING: 'L. DUHAMEL/ OTTAWA ONT.'/ STYLIZED GOLD LETTERING ON FRONT SEAT RISERS APPEARS TO READ 'GLE'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BODY PAINTED BLACK WITH RED SEAT RISERS & FRONT FLOOR EDGING/ RED PAINTED UNDERCARRIAGE & WHEELS/ BLACK DASH/ BROWN SEAT BACKS

Decoration

BLACK STRIPING ON UNDERCARRIAGE.