Governess-cart

[igenlode]

The vehicle that I've called a 'governess-cart' is the little two-wheeled pony-carriage known to Raoul as a demi-tonneau (a name akin in form to the English 'tub-cart'?)



(Click for modern photos of demi-tonneau awaiting restoration)

It seats two adults in comfort and two adults plus children at a pinch -- with Christine, Félix and Victoire accompanying Hippolyte, the driver, you can imagine things getting quite crowded, especially when Victoire gets excited :-D

Comments

[watervole]

You can see the springs in the photo you liked to of the one under restoration. One big spring for each wheel.

It isn't so much high wheels as big wheels (though it amounts to the same thing) that gives comfort.

The low centre of gravity is an interesting idea - I wouldn't have through of that, but it makes sense.