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    Horse-drawn sleigh, to be drawn by one horse, wooden and without cushions, assumed to be Scandinavian or Russian, 1830-1870

    Horse-Drawn Sleigh, 1830-1870

    1830-1870

    Decorated hand sleigh

    Decorated hand sleigh

    Dutch sleigh in the form of a push chair. As it is ornamental it would not have been for commercial use, but before the construction of decent roads in the Netherlands, particularly in trade centres like Amsterdam, the only way to travel in mud or snow was by sleigh. Large carriages and coaches made dangerous ruts in the mud and often got stuck. This resulted in the unique invention of the Sledgkoetsen in 1662. It consisted simply of a coach body on runs, pulled along by one horse with one driver walking along side.

    Ornamental sleigh

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    One Sleigh, seats upholstered in blue, outer wood frame painted red

    One Sleigh

    Ornamental French sleigh, Louis XV period, push chair type with hand-painted sides and back

    Ornamental French sleigh

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