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Coach; A G Howland, Abbott-Downing Company; 1865; EC152.198

Coach, A G Howland, Abbott-Downing Company, 1865, EC152.198
Name/Title
Coach
About this object
A seventeen passenger Concord coach used on the Christchurch-Hokitika run from the 1860s to the early 1920s. The coach was the first to be built in Christchurch to the pattern of the Cobb coaches from Concord, New Hampshire, using wood imported from America.
Maker
A G Howland, Abbott-Downing Company
Maker Role
Coachbuilder/Maker, Manufacturer
Date Made
1865
Place Made
New Zealand
Medium and Materials
wood, iron, leather
Measurements
390x200x290cm (LWH)
Credit Line
Coach, Canterbury Museum, EC152.198, New Zealand
Object Type
Horse drawn vehicle
Object number
EC152.198

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Coach
Cobb & Co
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Howland
Otira gorge route
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