Royal Mail Coach

Made:
1815-1830 in London
Royal Mail Coach Royal Mail Coach
Royal Mail Coach Royal Mail Coach

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Royal Mail Coach
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Royal Mail Coach, with a pole, main bar and pair of lead-swingle-trees, plus a pair of swingle-trees; and two front located, small, side-mounted candle lights; and two large, side-mounted candle lights, two cushions, a leather strap and boot lock key, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Royal Mail Coach

1815-1825
Pole for Royal Mail Coach

Pole for Royal Mail Coach

1815-1825
Main bar and pair of lead-swingletrees and pair of swingletrees, from Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1825

Main bar and pair of lead-swingletrees, plus pair of swingletrees, from Royal Mail Coach

1815-1825
Four side-mounted candle lights, for Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Four side-mounted candle lights

1815-1825
Cushion, one of two, for Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Cushion, one of two, for Royal Mail coach

1815-1830
Cushion, one of two, for Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Cushion, one of two, for Royal Mail coach

1815-1830
Leather strap, for Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Leather strap

1815-1830
Boot lock key, for Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Boot lock key

1815-1830
Sample of the original rush seating of the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Sample of the original rush seating of the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
One of two iron brackets with two holes for fixings on one end, from the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Iron bracket from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
One of two iron brackets with two holes for fixings on one end, from the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Iron bracket from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
U-shaped bracket with rod with nails in, from the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

U-shaped bracket with rod with nails in, from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
One of two chains with hook on one end and ring on the other, from the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Chain with hook and ring, from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
One of two chains with hook on one end and ring on the other, from the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Chain with hook and ring, from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
One chain with drag shoe on one end and a hook on the other, from the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Chain with drag shoe and hook, from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
One wedge shaped exterior cushion, from the box seat or drivers seat at the front of the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Wedge shaped exterior cushion, from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
One rectangular exterior bench cushion, made up of two cushions joined together by fabric on the top, from the bench seat on top of the roof of the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Rectangular exterior bench cushion, from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
One leather strap with closed loop at one end, from the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Leather strap with closed loop at one end, from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
Eight pins, seven with washers, and three leather bits from an unknown location, from the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830

Eight pins, seven with washers, and three leather bits, from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830
Rectangular piece of textile, from the Royal Mail Coach, by Waude and Co., London, England, 1815-1830. Found in Mail Coach in 1999 during conservation work.

Rectangular piece of textile, from the Royal Mail Coach, 1815-1830

1815-1830

Details

Category:
Road Transport
Object Number:
1912-32
Measurements:
overall: 2450 x 1800 x 3900 mm (approximate)
type:
carriages
credit:
Holland and Holland

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