Cutter Sleigh, circa 1830
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Cutters, two-passenger sleighs, provided reliable wintertime transportation in the pre-railroad northern United States. This particular style was developed in Portland, Maine, in the 1830s and is sometimes referred to as a "Portland cutter." Given the poor condition of early American roads, travel could be easier in the cold months when ice and snow smoothed and hardened otherwise muddy routes.
Cutters, two-passenger sleighs, provided reliable wintertime transportation in the pre-railroad northern United States. This particular style was developed in Portland, Maine, in the 1830s and is sometimes referred to as a "Portland cutter." Given the poor condition of early American roads, travel could be easier in the cold months when ice and snow smoothed and hardened otherwise muddy routes.
Artifact
Cutter (Sleigh)
Date Made
circa 1830
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.452.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles H. Collins.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Iron (Metal)
Paint (Coating)
Color
Ocher (Color)
Dark green
Green
Dimensions
Height: 46.75 in
Width: 51.5 in
Length: 67.625 in
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