Subdeacon Joe Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 "A stage coach used by the Butterfield Stage company between Los Angeles and Saint Louis, ca.1858. The coach itself sports a cabin with four windows on each side, two small and two large with the larger windows supplied with what appear to be canvas flaps, spoked wheels, a carriage driver's seat which extends from the back, and a luggage shelf beneath it, on which rests a steamer trunk. The carriage is unhitched. A 22-day fare on the coach in 1858 cost ninety dollars. Source: USC Digital Library" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I believe they are confused. "A carriage driver's seat, which extends from the back"? They think that's a Hansom cab? And if the driver's seat is in the back, why is the brake handle in the front? Seems more likely that that's an extra seat - like a rumble seat - for when the interior cab is full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Looks like that rumble seat should be avoided by those prone to sea sickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 The rear seat looks like a ventilation duct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Looks like that rumble seat should be avoided by those prone to sea sickness. As a mal de mer sufferer, I wouldn't have liked stagecoach travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 1/15/2022 at 4:42 PM, Subdeacon Joe said: "A stage coach used by the Butterfield Stage company between Los Angeles and Saint Louis, ca.1858. The coach itself sports a cabin with four windows on each side, two small and two large with the larger windows supplied with what appear to be canvas flaps, spoked wheels, a carriage driver's seat which extends from the back, and a luggage shelf beneath it, on which rests a steamer trunk. The carriage is unhitched. A 22-day fare on the coach in 1858 cost ninety dollars. Source: USC Digital Library" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: Your signature line? It's one of my favorites about "romantic" travel by stagecoach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 $90 in 1858 is $3,000 today! Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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