3-082-616 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Advertisement for Maythorn & Son, carriages, 1895. 'Builders of CARRIAGES of every description of HIGHEST QUALITY only. BIGGLESWADE. ESTAB. 1842. One of the Best SELECTIONS of CARRIAGES in ENGLAND always on View...Visitors are always welcome to look over our factory to see our carriages under construction...LIGHTNESS. By the results of long study and the use of the best selected materials only, MAYTHORN & SON are able to produce carriages much below the usual weight, which are at the same time thoroughly strong and durable, but they do not attempt to compete with the inconsistent lightness too often advertised, preferring to reduce the DRAUGHT of their carriages by scientific construction rather than lessen their dead weight at the cost of stability...INDIARUBBER TIRES fitted at most moderate prices...[Models available include:] Bedfordshire Landau; County Victoria; Belvoir Phaeton; Malvern Dog-Cart; Admired Ripon Cart; Gentlemen's Belvoir Cart; Four-Wheel Ladies' Car; Ripon Buggy; Belgravia Dog-Cart; Square Wicker Cart; Single Brougham; Cee-Spring Victoria; Dog-Cart Phaeton; Panelled Rainsford Cart; Ladies' Belvoir Cart; Gentlemen's Rustic Cart; Improved Ladies' Car'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.