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[[File:Surrey (PSF).svg|thumb|right|250px|Line-art representation of a horse-drawn surrey.]]A '''surrey''' is a |
[[File:Surrey (PSF).svg|thumb|right|250px|Line-art representation of a horse-drawn surrey.]]A '''surrey''' is a "popular American doorless, four-wheeled carriage of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually two-seated (for four passengers), surreys had a variety of tops, ranging from the rigid, fringed canopy-top … to parasol and extension tops." The seats were traditional, spindle-backed (often upholstered), bench seats. Before the advent of automobiles, these were [[Horse-drawn vehicle|horse-drawn]] [[Carriage#Types of horse-drawn carriages|carriages]]. |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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A surrey is a "popular American doorless, four-wheeled carriage of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually two-seated (for four passengers), surreys had a variety of tops, ranging from the rigid, fringed canopy-top … to parasol and extension tops." The seats were traditional, spindle-backed (often upholstered), bench seats. Before the advent of automobiles, these were horse-drawn carriages.
In popular culture
It was famously celebrated in the song "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" from the musical Oklahoma!.
See also
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