Some little-known facts about carriages

The carriage is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods.

Over 40 different types of horse-drawn carriages existed by the 19th century.

The upper-class were referred to as carriage folk.

A carriage dog is bred for running beside a carriage. Sadly, carriage squires did not seem to exist.

When one goes to the coach house, they are going to an outbuilding for a carriage.

A livery stable kept horses and usually carriages for hire. A range of stables, and living quarters built around a yard, court or street, is called a mews.

A peirameter indicates the power necessary to haul a carriage over a road or track. A squiahmeter indicates how many squires are needed to pull the same carriage in lieu of a horse.

A carriage driver sits on a box or perch. When at the front of the carriage it is known as a dickey box. The carraige folk were known to kick servants in the dickey box if they got out of line and didn't feed the horses.

Lancewood is a tough elastic wood of various trees, often used for carriage construction.

Carriage use in the U.S. came with the establishment of England’s thirteen colonies.

The carriage was at first a component of war, and became known as a chariot.

In the 14th century, the carriage was used by royalty.

The earliest type of carriage that was recorded was the chariot during the 9th century. The dickey box was not invented yet.