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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTLAND/OPEN/1 SEAT/BENT WOOD RUNNER
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1967.0052.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bernard & Major
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BODY, RUNNERS, PARTS/ METAL SOLES, BRACING, PARTS/ FABRIC SEAT UPHOLSTERY WITH HORSE HAIR STUFFING/ METALSCREEN MESH SNOW SCREEN ON DASH TOP
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 224.0 cm
- Width
- 115.0 cm
- Height
- 153.0 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
- Bernard Major
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- City
- Montreal
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A WINTER PERSONAL TRANSPORT VEHICLE FOR 2-3 PASSENGERS. - Technical
-
THE PORTLAND CUTTER WAS DEVELOPED BY PETER KIMBALL OF PORTLAND, MAINE IN THE MID 19TH CENTURY. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY FLAT SIDES & ANGULAR LINES, ESPECIALLY A BACK WITH A CORNER OR SHARP EDGE AT THE BOTTOM. IT WAS THE MOST POPULAR OF ALL SLEIGHS IN AMERICA (1-3). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE ON FRONT APPEARS TO READ 'BERNARD & MAJOR/ MONTREAL'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BODY & UNDERCARRIAGE PAINTED RED/ DARK BLUE OR GREEN? FABRIC/ BLACK PAINTED DASH RAIL/ SEAT RAILS PAINTED RED
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bernard & Major, Cutter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1967.0052, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1967.0052.001/
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