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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

Date: 2016-05-31 10:29 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] watervole
That's interesting. The tub is below hub level, but the dropped axle is below that, so there must be some technical reason why the body has to be well above the axle.

Date: 2016-06-03 08:41 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] watervole
That might be it.

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