Horse Drawn Sleighs

by Susan Green

The first edition of Horse Drawn Sleighs proved so helpful to those who wished to build sleighs, or those who were just interested in them and wished to study them in detail, that Susan Green has compiled a Second Edition. The second edition, like the first, is a book of specially selected articles from three of the outstanding carriage journals of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this edition, however, there are many more illustrations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931626073
• ISBN13: 9781931626071
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Astragal Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Wish I'd Lived Back Then

One day, I would like to build a large sleigh with my husband, so that our family can go Christmas caroling together through the snow. I'm intrigued by the simplicity and hominess of the Victorian era's holiday traditions. It was with that in mind that I purchased Horse Drawn Sleighs, by Susan Green. Her information was well-documented and -described, the illustrations were beautiful and detailed, and I feel that, with her book in hand, my able husband and I will be able to build a beautiful vehicle to transport family and friends when the winter snowflakes begin to pile up!

horsedrawn sleighs

This is a great book. We recently bought an old sleigh that needs to be refurbished and I wanted info on how to do it authentically.

Horse Drawn Sleighs

Excellent Variety of sleighs, with essays of sleighs and sleighing giving valuable background information, plus a glossary of sleigh parts to help understand construction details.

Historical Sleighs

This book has a wealth of historical information pertaining to the various types of sleighs and their differences. Within each catagory the models are described separately and in detail. A must have for anyone who wants to learn about these icons of the past.

Excelent book

I highly recomend this book to anyone involved in the building and restoration of sleighs. Being compiled of articles from The Hub, The Carriage Monthly and other trade journals from the days of the horse drawn carriage this book has been very useful to our buisness. I highly recomend this book.