Coach-Building Terms. 



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Axle-Tree Arm • 

 AxiE-TREE Boxes . 



Axle-tree Washer 



Dashing or Splashing Leather. 



Felly or Felloe . ■ • • 



Fore-carriage . ■ • • 



Futchells . . • • 

 Hammercloth 



Nave 



Perch . . • • • 



Pole 



Pole Pin . . . • 

 Pole Pieces . . • • 

 Splinter-bar . . • • 



Spokes 

 Tire 



COACH-BUILDING TERMS. 



The part of the axle-tree which passes through the centre of the wheel, or, which it lums. 

 Metal tubes fitted to the arms of the axle-tree, fixed firm irr the wheel stock, to contam oil 



An horduar or shoulder, fitted to ,he large end of the axle-tree against which the wheel 

 wears, for .he purpose of keeping in the grease ; a washer of leatl,er is also used m all 

 pleasure-carriages. 

 An iron frame covered with leather, to prevent mud from splashmg passengers or panels. 



Sometimes for cheapness, made of wood. 

 A wooden section of the outside circle of a wheel round which the tne is fixed 

 The under-part of a four-wheeled carriage, to which the fore-wheels are attached. 

 The timbers or iron of the fore-carriage, to which the pole is fixed. 

 An ornamental covering of the coachman's seat, only used now for Court and fuU-dre.s 



carriages, when footmen always stand behind. , . ^ ., 



The centre or stock of a wheel, in which all the spokes are fixed, and through which the 



axl--arm goes. In the United States it is called the " hub." 

 A long pole of timber or rod of iron which unites fore-wheels and hind-wheels of certam 



four-wheeled carriages ; notably all which have C springs. 

 The lever by which a four-wheeled carriage or a curricle is conducted. 

 ! A round iron pin which passes through the futchell-ends a d pole, to keep it in its place. 

 Of leather or pole chains, which fasten the horses to the pole. 



The fore-bar attached to the fore-carriage, to which a pair of horses are fastened by passing 

 the looped ends of their traces over the ROLLER BOLTS-xiz., strong bolts, with flat 

 heads Three splinter bars are also hung to the end of the pole, for four horses in hand, 

 which have hooks instead of bolts for the traces. The Americans call the splmter-bar 

 " whipple-trees." 

 The sticks which support the rim of the wheel from the centre. 

 TbS iron which forms the rim of the wooden felloes on whwK 



