Horse drawn vehicles

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These are pictures of the Fire Brigade in Hetzendorf, a district, in my mum's beloved Vienna. It may be between World War 1 and World War 2. What I find amusing is the guy who has the 'trumpet' (cornet). Obviously this was used to alert the citizens that the fire brigade was on it's way and I guess to make sure other horses move out of the way ..... and let's not mention the uniforms or knobs on the hats. Not sure what the clips on their belts would be used for .....perhaps to hold ropes for climbing. Height was obviously not an issue either. I just love old photos of anything really.
 

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We have several Amish communities in this part of the State, and we have to be careful when driving on many of our roads, because of the Amish horse drawn buggies. Our local Walmart even has an area of the parking lot set up with "hitching posts".
 
NancyNGA said:
I have no idea what this is for.:confused:

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NancyNGA said:
I have no idea what this is for.:confused:

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I have seen two different descriptions for this photo, first one was it is a Circus Performer, who was a bit of a dare devil and used to rush around the ring on one wheel, second description is it is a lamp lighter. To me, the idea of a lamp lighter is a bit overcooked, as what lights were ever that tall, by the look of the vehicle the driver is about twenty feet up in the air.
 
I well remember junk dealers selling worthless stuff from their wagons in Brooklyn streets in the 1950s and early 60s. Couldn't find any NYC photos but did find one of that era from the streets of Detroit:


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Every once in a while you could find a rusted out horse shoe on the streets - they were said to bring good luck so we would nail them to the wall just over your door.
 
Here's a very unusual Hearse, not only carrying the bod, but the rellies as well.

Might be "a bit off putting", if the bod was a tad on the wiffy side though.

Called a 'Shellabier, might be worth doing a google, just to find out a bit more on this subject, eh.


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Greenie said:
Here's a very unusual Hearse, not only carrying the bod, but the rellies as well.

Might be "a bit off putting", if the bod was a tad on the wiffy side though.

Called a 'Shellabier, might be worth doing a google, just to find out a bit more on this subject, eh.


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Quite a contrast to this simple funeral procession from a recent episode of All Creatures Great and Small.

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--- Quite a contrast to this simple funeral procession from a recent episode of All Creatures Great and Small. ---

There would NOT be the population with-in that large farming area for the undertaker to afford a Shellabier, so a simple farm Lorry/Trolley, would be very appropriate to use under those circumstances.
 
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