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[[File:Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Museum August 2015 17 (1909 Studebaker surrey).jpg|thumb|A 1909 [[Studebaker]] surrey on display at the [[Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum]] in August 2015]] |
[[File:Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Museum August 2015 17 (1909 Studebaker surrey).jpg|thumb|A 1909 [[Studebaker]] surrey on display at the [[Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum]] in August 2015]] |
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A '''surrey''' is a doorless, four-wheeled [[carriage]] popular in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually two-seated and |
A '''surrey''' is a doorless, four-wheeled [[carriage]] popular in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually two-seated and able to hold four passengers, surreys had a variety of tops that included a rigid, fringed canopy, parasol, and extension.<ref>"[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/575365/surrey Surrey]", [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]. (Retrieved 2014-02-03.)</ref> The seats were traditional, spindle-backed (often upholstered), bench seats. Before the advent of automobiles, these were [[Horse-drawn vehicle|horse-drawn]] [[carriage]]s. |
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The name is short for "Surrey cart", named after [[Surrey]] in England, where they were first made.<ref>{{ |
The name is short for "Surrey cart", named after [[Surrey]] in England, where they were first made.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/Surrey|title=surrey | Etymology, origin and meaning of the name surrey by etymonline|website=www.etymonline.com}}</ref> |
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== In popular culture == |
== In popular culture == |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Carriage]] |
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* [[Horse-drawn vehicle]] |
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A surrey is a doorless, four-wheeled carriage popular in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually two-seated and able to hold four passengers, surreys had a variety of tops that included a rigid, fringed canopy, parasol, and extension.[1] The seats were traditional, spindle-backed (often upholstered), bench seats. Before the advent of automobiles, these were horse-drawn carriages.
The name is short for "Surrey cart", named after Surrey in England, where they were first made.[2]
In popular culture
[edit]The American surrey was famously celebrated in the song "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" from the musical Oklahoma!.
Gallery
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Line-art representation of a horse-drawn surrey. -
1890 Canadian open-top surrey once used in Vancouver. -
1900 Spider Surrey, New York -
1904 Knox Surrey, an early adaptation of the concept to the motorized era.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Surrey", Encyclopædia Britannica. (Retrieved 2014-02-03.)
- ^ "surrey | Etymology, origin and meaning of the name surrey by etymonline". www.etymonline.com.
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