Four-wheeled child's carriage with iron shod wheels, and lattice work sides, c.1845 Four-Wheeled Child's Carriage circa 1845
This child’s “go-cart” or “mail-cart” was built around 1895 by an unknown maker. The body of the carriage is approximately three feet high and four feet long and two feet wide and is mostly made of wood railings and panels fitted into metal frames. The seating of the vehicle is cushioned with leather belts. The carriage has two large spoked central wheels roughly 147cm in diameter, as well as a set of two front mounted wheels roughly22cm in diameter. Both sets of wheels had solid rubber tires. Child's carriage (or "go-cart"), c.1895 circa 1895