Carriage Association of America

Wrench which fits the oil cap unfortunately all too often this is missing, if so, have one made at a machine or welding shop. A deep socket wrench can usually be gotten to fit the inner nuts. Blo...

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History tells us that the hardy, spring-flowering tulip, long popular for its cup-shaped, richly colored blossoms, is an Old World plant that was introduced into Western Europe from Turkey well o...

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In 1961 Chauncey Stillman hired consultant (and first editor of The Carriage Journal) Paul H. Downing to compile information on the carriages owned by William Rockefeller and James Stillman that ...

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Spring is here! Unfortunately that sometimes means rainy days and mud, not the best weather for carriage driving. While you are inside we have a few books dealing with carriage driving that you m...

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THE ORDER OF THINGS Everything has its order, and through trial and error, this is the one I find worked best for me when cleaning harness.  Let us assume that we are starting with a set of clea...

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Do sleighs have brakes? The short answer is yes, some do, as you can see in the image here. The iron is curled, allowing some flexibility while holding the spike in the ‘up’ position. When th...

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Where there are animals there is manure. Which leads to the age-old question of what to do with all the manure? Research by Amy Bogaard, an archaeobotanist, leads us to believe that manure was us...

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Stuck at home due to COVID-19? Don’t despair, you can practice carriage driving and whip handling at home! Driving and sleighing are incredibly fun and rewarding activities, sadly not everyone ...

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During the late 1890s through to the early 1900s young men hitched their financial dreams to a peanut shaped wagon and a tandem of donkeys before heading for the beach. They were selling Peanutin...

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Lamps were originally used as necessary conveniences to a carriage, but are now more principally used for ornament, for which they are as well calculated as any article throughout. – A Treatise...

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