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48: 22: 34: 56: 134: 259:", the dying Sir Anthony complains bitterly to his son about never seeing "the doctor's trusty brougham to help the missus unload" – a reference to the effete Dickie's childless marriage and hence the extinction of his family. 95:
or passenger. The carriage body has a front window so that the passengers can see forward. The carriage is mounted on elliptical springs with small front wheels which can go under the carriage to turn sharply.
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the absence of a perch (a supporting pole connecting the front and rear axles); the spring hangers were mounted directly to the body structure, saving weight and lowering the floor, to ease entry
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by Oscar Wilde mentions the brougham alongside a number of other carriage vehicles of the era, such as the
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gives a first usage in 1851, but the original design dates from about 1838, according to the
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The brougham has an enclosed body with two doors and sits two passengers; there are two
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in the front corners for small children. It has a box seat in front for a
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a brougham is sent to fetch the character Marian (chapter 23, p.274 ).
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low entry to the enclosure, using only one outside step below the door.
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1871 Advertisement for William Kilross & Sons and Kinross Brougham
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drawn by a single horse. It was named after the politician and jurist
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The Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages
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a body line curving forward at the base of the enclosure, and
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TTM web. Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio. Photos
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The Victorian Brougham at the Institute of Texan Cultures
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