Buggy
- Object Name:
- Buggy
- Object ID:
- 1983.096
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Corning Top Buggy, black painted wooden body, undecorated. Folding black leather top. Dark green/black upholstery. Green carpet on floor. Black leather dashboard panel. Transverse elliptic leaf springs. Originally owned and used by Harry P. Smart (1882-1982) of Center Ossipee, NH.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-84 W-65 L-102 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased c. 1900 by Harry P. Smart (or for him by his father, Charles H. Smart) of Center Ossipee, NH. Used by Harry Smart (1882-1982) when courting his wife Harriet in 1902-1903, and more recently for short rides on their 50th, 60th, and 70th anniversaries. They married in 1905.
Donated by Harry Smart's grandson, Harry C. Merrow. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. Harry C. Merrow
- People:
- Smart, Harry P. (1882-1982)
- Subjects:
- Buggies
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