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Mylord (coach)

Type of horse-drawn vehicle

Type of horse-drawn vehicle

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Mylord or Milord (or cabriolet or cab phaeton) is a type of horse drawn carriage. Originally of French design, they became popular during the 1830s in Central Europe, especially in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, as well as in Austria.

Overview

Originally they were called cabriolet or cab phaeton, however later the address to an English noblemen came to use.{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030055620/http://www.zamekctenice.cz/cs/zamecky-areal/prohlidkove-okruhy/kocarovna.shtml |archive-date=October 30, 2010

According to Berkebile, "the terms cabriolet, cabriolet-phaeton, cab-phaeton, Victoria, duc, and milord are often so loosely used as to be nearly synonymous."

The Mylord type of carriage was the base for the first Central European automobile, the Präsident made by Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft (today Tatra, a. s.).

References

References

  1. Berkebile, Donald H.. (1978). "Carriage Terminology: An Historical Dictionary". Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press.
  2. Smith, D.J.M.. (1988). "A Dictionary of Horse Drawn Vehicles". J. A. Allen & Co. Ltd..
  3. Walrond, Sallie. (1979). "The Encyclopaedia of Driving". Country Life Books.
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