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Buckboard

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of simple construction meant to be drawn by a horse or other large animal. A distinctly American utility vehicle, the buckboard has no springs between the body and the axles. The suspension is provided by the flexible floorboards of the body and a leaf spring under the seat(s). The buckboard has no
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Buckboard/buck wagon. Four-wheeled, open passenger vehicle, popular in the Western States of North America from the 1830's to the 1900's. Constructed from strong but springy planks of ash wood, having one or two rows of crosswise seating. Drawn by a single horse or pair. Unsprung, apart from the
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In the early 20th century, as horse-drawn vehicles were supplanted by the motor car, the term 'buckboard' was also used in reference to a passenger car (usually a '
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Originally designed for personal transportation in the Adirondack Mountains, these vehicles were widely used in newly settled regions of the United States.
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sideboards on the body, leaving the floor quite mobile. In rough terrain, the floor can flex and "buck", lending the vehicle its name.
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Report of the Proceedings at the Memorial Meeting in Honor of the Late Mr. Joseph Andrews, (engraver)
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resilience of its woodwork. Ideal for cross country driving where there were few roads or tracks.
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The buckboard was invented by Reverend Cyrus Comstock, a travelling preacher living in
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showing a long buckboard. Note the boards lay directly on the axles without springs
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who established many churches in the area during the early 1800s.
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Duke's cigarettes advertising insert card, 1850–1920
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Stereo card

wheeled
wagon
steered by its front wheels
axle
elliptical springs
Lewis, Essex County, New York

tourer
pickup truck
Cyclecars
Smith Flyer
Rowland Heights, California
"Buckboard"
the original
ISBN
0851314686
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11597864M
Bessboro: a history of Westport, Essex Co., N.Y.
Report of the Proceedings at the Memorial Meeting in Honor of the Late Mr. Joseph Andrews, (engraver)
"Buckboard"
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