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Glossary

This glossary is continually being developed. If you have any suggestions for additions, please send them by email to the museums in Leek, Lisbon or Vienna.

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Prins Albert

Dutch phaeton, typical for the province of Groningen.

Processional berlin

Religious processional vehicle with shrine glass case to transport a religious statue.

Vehicle with four wheels. The glass case settles on two leather straps, suspended by C springs.

Panier (French)

litt: "basket", carriage with body of basket-work

Phaeton

Swift, light vehicle used for pleasure driving and exercise purposes. Since the second half of the 19th century it had two parallel seats (usually on the same level) and could accomodate two or more persons. The drivers seat was often protected by a folding top. It frequently had a cut-under body to allow the wheels to turn more sharply. A fashionable owner-driven carriage, the phaeton retained its popularity until the end of the carriage era.

Perch

A peace of timber, or a bar of iron or steel which connects the front and hind parts of a carriage gearing.