Lochaber Carriage Shed

Lochaber Carriage Shed. . , Carriage Shed, Replica Building , Built: 1987 , Representative of an 1880's Shed, Brougham Carriage (right) c. 1875 , By the mid 19th-century, Brougham-style carriages were the everyday vehicle of the upper classes. Smaller models were often called 'Pill Boxes' as they were favoured by doctors. The Brougham style was later used as the model by manufacturers for early automobiles, though the external driver's seat proved inconvenient., The enclosed body of the carriage posed several issues for coachbuilders, namely, communication between the passengers and driver. Sometimes, a cord was passed through a hole in the front window frame and tied to the driver's left arm. Other models had flexible 'speaking tubes' that would allow the passengers to speak to or whistle at the driver in code. Due to the growing popularity of tobacco in the late 19th-century, some Broughams were equipped with overhead ventilation for smoke to escape., Democrat Carriage (center left and center right) c. 1900 , Democrat carriages were moderately sized, multi-purpose vehicles, often with a removable rear seat. The box-shaped body meant these carriages could only make slow, gradual turns. This style of carriage was not popular before 1870, and until 1890, Democrats were used mainly by businesses for moving cargo rather than people., Surrey Carriage (left) c. 1905 , The Surrey, was a doorless carriage that became a popular family vehicle in Canada and the United States at the turn of the 20th century. They were generally equipped with a top to protect passengers from the weather. London Politician, Sir Adam Beck, bought this Surrey sometime between 1900 and 1910 from John Campbell's Carriage Co. It was likely custom-made, as was common for wealthy and influential clients such as Beck., John Campbell's Carriage Co. , Most of the horse-drawn vehicles in Fanshawe Pioneer Village were created by John Campbell's Carriage Co., later known as the London Carriage Factory. John Campbell Sr. (1823-1901) immigrated to the London area from Scotland in 1848, beginning an apprenticeship under blacksmith, carriage-maker, and future mayor of London, Marcus Holmes., Campbell began his own carriage shop in 1855, which soon evolved into a truly industrialized operation. Over the course of the 1869 work year, the company employed 20 workers to produce about 100 carriages and 80 sleighs. Campbell carriages became known nation-wide; in the spring of 1877, he was asked to send carriages on behalf of the Dominion to the Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition., In 1881, a three-story factory building was erected on King Street to meet the needs of settlers expanding into the northwest.