CH. IV BOX AND DRIVING-SEAT 67 



If the door is not hinged so as to be fair with the 

 bottom of the boot when horizontal, it may have a 

 chain and hook, as in a dog-cart, so that it can be 

 let down entirely in order to get out the boxes, and 

 afterward hooked up. 



The door of the hind boot of a public-coach is hung, 

 not at the bottom, but at the off side, so as to be 

 easily opened by the guard to take out parcels ; un- 

 less, however, a coach is built especially for a public- 

 coach, it is better to hang the door drag-fashion, 

 and the coach can then serve both purposes. 



In some of the old public-coaches, a rack on which 

 additional packages could be carried, was fitted 

 behind the rumble, and it was placed even as low 

 as the bottom of the boot, in which case the boot 

 was opened at the top, as was also the case for 

 security in the mail-coach. 



Box and Driving-Seat. — On the front part of 

 the front boot is placed the driving-seat. In all 

 coaches it is supported 

 by solid ends or risers, 

 and has a board running 

 crosswise under it, so as 

 to close the space en- 

 tirely. The top of the 

 bench is flat, and the FlG _ 



proper shape of seat for 



the coachman is made by the cushion. The best 

 form for this cushion is shown in Fig. 37. It may 



