Hanging with Mr. Willoughby...

Posted by Clare on October 22, 1997 at 18:52:12:

In response to What did Willoughby mean?, written by Mark on October 22, 1997 at 17:16:35

] What is "the hanging of a curricle?" I know what a curricle is. What is its hanging? I am guessing it is probably one of the following three items:
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1. Its trappings.
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2. The way it is harnessed to the horse or horses.
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3. The way it is stored. Since a curricle is little more than a two-wheel cart, it can probably be stored by "hanging".
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] Mark

Mark,
I always thought that refered to where the body of the curricle was positioned over the axles. ie, that it was "hanging" high over the wheels. I do know that a "high" curricle is positioned up higher and more forward then other curricles. They were considered a "sportier" and faster model- kind of like a Corvette would be these days. Willoughby would drive a "high" curricle- Brandon never!

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• Hang it! Stolzi 13:36:02 10/24/97 (0)
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