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Dr. Gordon S. Cantle, MSc. Tech., MIMechE., The Carriage Museum
of America, Inc., 1993. 81 pp. Illustrated with line drawings and diagrams.
Covered in coated paper. The first publication to be offered by The Carriage
Museum of America, is the compilation of the innumerable essays and articles
written by Dr. Gordon S. Cantle. These have appeared over the years in various
magazines, starting with Heavy Horses and Driving, The Carriage Journal, and
International Horse and Horse & Driving, among others. Long recognized by
carriage enthusiasts for his expertise and thoroughness, Dr. Cantle had found an
outlet for his many talents in studying and writing about the technicalities
involved in coach building and carriage-making. Some modern carriage builders
have found in those articles a solution to many problems as well as explanations
which provided a deeper understanding of the principles and practices upon which
the carriage industry relied for integrity. The booklet is divided into four
sections, the first of which is "Carriage Design & Construction."
Fourteen articles deal with "side-sweep and turn-under," Fuller's
fulcrum, and edge plates, with cab-fronted two-wheelers, Cockshoot's Driving
Carts, Thrupp's Moray Car, and Thomas Fuller's Patent of 1823. It leads off with
"The Coach Maker's Cant Board. Section 2 deals with "Wheels &
Wheel Making," and in it one will encounter an explanation of dishing and
staggering, and discussions of the fundamental principles for fitting tires,
solid rubber tires, and wedge wheels. Section 3, "Springs &
Axles," presents "gig suspension, axle flaps, and
"curvature." Here is Dr. Cantle's memorable article on "Steel
Spring Suspension," as well as discussions on "antivibration
devices," Burt's C-spring, end fastenings, and Lock's patent shackle. The
final part deals with "Carriage Parts," and discusses such things as
body loops, pump handles, lever lifts and shaft harness fittings, retractable
carriage steps and step treads, and automatic tops. All of Dr. Cantle's
remarkable articles have been gathered together here, in one place, and arranged
under convenient categories to make a handy reference for carriage restorer and
carriage maker alike. K. W. |
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