Friday, 7 June 2013

Horse-drawn Stick-back Undercut Gig, c1900

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Built by Joice of Basingstoke circa 1900, this is a stick-back undercut gig, built for personal transportation built at Joice's workshops in Winchester Street, Basingstoke. It would have been drawn by a single horse and a very common sight for personal transport in Edwardian England

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  1. Anonymous27 August 2013 at 13:37

    Lovely vehicle. How far does the patent leather cover the shafts? I am restoring a similar gig and am unsure how much patent to use to sheath the shafts.

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    1. Richard Hannay1 September 2013 at 15:27

      I'm afraid I don't know - i'll have a look through my other photos of this vehicle and see if I have any that show this

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    2. Richard Hannay1 September 2013 at 15:36

      The photos I have are fairly blurred but should be able to help - if you let me know your e-mail I can send them over

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