The diversity of these types is not due to fussiness or fashion: there were sensible reasons why a new style of vehicle was produced to meet a particular need
He has had the privilege (with unlimited gratitude to Merri Ferrell) of leading the enhancement of the Brewster and Company records and making them available to CAA members and to the public
Additional illustrations are photographs of Mr
particularly in wheelwrighting
Full of background information on the winning horses
Wagon-Making in the United States During the Late 19th Through Mid 20th Centuries by Paul A. Kube carriage identification The diversity of these typesA study of the Gruber Wagon Works at Mt. Pleasant, PA. In 1885, after 25 years of wagon making experience, Franklin Henry Gruber established the Gruber Wagon Works, which finally closed its doors in 1971. Wagon Making in the United States . . . is perhaps the best available description of the tools, materials, technology, and process of wagon making in the US during the late pre automotive period. The featured centerpiece of this book is a masters