Buckboard Used by the Dr. George E. Woodbury Family, circa 1885
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The buckboard was simple, practical, and distinctly American. Instead of a body and springs, a long resilient board provided the suspension. This buckboard belonged to Dr. George E. Woodbury of Methuen, Massachusetts. Family tradition holds that Woodbury designed the vehicle himself and used it for recreational driving around Methuen in the 1880s.
The buckboard was simple, practical, and distinctly American. Instead of a body and springs, a long resilient board provided the suspension. This buckboard belonged to Dr. George E. Woodbury of Methuen, Massachusetts. Family tradition holds that Woodbury designed the vehicle himself and used it for recreational driving around Methuen in the 1880s.
Artifact
Buckboard
Date Made
circa 1885
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
26.45.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Paint (Coating)
Varnish
Wood (Plant Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 58 in
Width: 70 in
Length: 129 in
Wheelbase: 85 in
Diameter: 48 in (Wheel Diameter)
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