2011年12月25日 · My review of the state-of-the-art sleigh technologies shows that during the early 1880s more comfortable sleigh rides were on the minds of many an inventor, and by the mid to late 1890s...

In general, American sleighs fit into two broad categories – Albany and Portland. Leigh Semilof driving a restored Albany Cutter from the 1890s. As the 19th century began there was a focus on more practical winter vehicles. The gold gilded sleighs featuring wild animals and mythical creatures were not practical on the streets of small town USA.

2011年11月22日 · This next push sleigh was manufactured around 1890 by the Paris Mfg. Co out of Paris, Maine. It is listed at icollector.com as "Wood w/orig paint & pin-striping, orig cushion w/oilcloth cover & steel runners, c.1890's, Exc cond, 33"H x 50"L x 15"W". It has the same handle as the tintype (above): 

2011年11月1日 · First designed in the early 1820's by James Goold, the cutters were the most expensive sleighs of their time. Whether you ordered a single or two-seater Albany, you were assured of a custom finish to whatever paint and fabric you ordered.

2017年12月5日 · Up until the last half of twentieth century using a sleigh was a necessity in areas that received more than a couple inches of snow. Although they were only required for a few months of the year, sleighs were manufactured to fulfill a variety of needs, sizes, and pockets in much the same manner as buggies, coaches and carriages.

Sleigh The most popular sleigh in America was designed by Peter Kimball of Maine. It was his sons James M. (of Port-land, Maine) and Charles P. (of Chicago) who championed the sleigh. The straight back offered more wind protection than the Albany and was less expensive for carriage makers to create. In 1876 Charles P. (C.P. Kimball) moved to New

Each antique horse sleigh for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. There are many kinds of the antique horse sleigh you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century.

One-horse sleigh, thought to have been made between 1880 and 1890. Sleighs were an essential means of transport in the heavy snow of winter and continued to be used in areas of North America even after the motor car became popular.

This particular sleigh has some unusual springs on each set of runners. It may have been these springs that caused its builder, John Kingsbury, of Albany, New York, to seek patent protection in 1890. This sleigh is a beautiful piece and anyone would be proud to own it.

This Sleigh was built for a Thomas Franklin of Stevenage n 1890. A Sleigh of fairly basic construction built for use around country estates when there was enough snow to justify it use. This Sleigh was pulled by a single horse. The dash board has an accentuated curve to it, designed to catch any snow thrown up by the horses feet.