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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

It's a doctor's buggy, Don.  Here's a picture of one that is restored. 
You'd need to find the top that goes on it or figure out how to make one. 
It looks to be in good shape. 
http://wagon-wheel.stores.yahoo.net/noname7.html

Should note that they came as "hard tops" and "soft tops."  If you're lucky 
it will have a manufacturer's ID plate on it.  There was Studebaker, Parry, 
Heinzelman, and a few others.

This link shows better detail on the "soft top" buggy.  It's an undercut but 
the tops are the same on all the different style doctor's buggies 
http://www.buggy.com/doctor.html

Generally the space right behind the seat was used as a trunk and had a lid.

We used one like the one you're looking at when we showed Arabs.  Lots of 
show folks buy these carriages.  The gaited horse and hackney horse folks 
pay the big bucks for them.  They generally want the black lacquer and 
leather button and tuck upholstry.  With the all black, generally the spokes 
will be a high polished, unpainted wood.  Shafts can be done one of three 
ways:  black, high polished, unpainted wood or half unpainted wood and half 
black (the dividing point is where you wrap the harness lines around the 
shafts.

Some like the velvet upholstry.  If you do the velvet upholstry, then you do 
the spokes and sometimes the shafts to match (red or deep burgandy or 
sometimes even a maroon).  The mud shield should have some fancy detailing 
on it.

However, since those aren't original wheels on the buggy, you'll want to do 
with in high gloss black and generally replace the old spokes with new 
chrome ones.  Since the one you're looking at has the red detailing on the 
shafts, it probably had the velvet upholstry in a matching color.

Lynda
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."  Aldous Huxley
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Bowen" <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>


> I have a question to throw to the list.  Yesterday I looked at a horse 
> drawn
> buggy.  A friend had been given a forklift and the buggy was at the same
> location.  See my journal for forklift fun.
>
> I know little about them and this one has little information.  They want 
> me
> to buy It cheap and restore it but I have no decent place to do the work 
> but
> if it is a terrific deal I may take it on.  What I need are some leads to
> what it may be and what it could be worth both in its present condition 
> and
> restored. Anyone know of any web sites or groups that me be able to 
> provide
> information.
>
>
>
> Here are some pictures.
>
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/buggy.jpg
>
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/brown.jpg
>
>
>
> I am currently in the Los Angles area and will be headed for the Bay area 
> in
> about an hour.
>
>
>
> Don Bowen  KI6DIU
>
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
>
>
>
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