CH. IV PAINTING AND LETTERING J J 



one first ; * for instance, ' London and Brighton' in 

 three lines, the ' and' being in letters ; not the sign 

 &. On the boots, near the lower edges, are the 

 names of places on the road. On the crest-panel of 

 the door are the same names as on the hind panel, 

 but without the 'and.' Sometimes the name and 

 address of the proprietor are on the crest-panel ; 

 during a certain period in the old coaching days 

 this was required. On the risers of the driving- 

 seat and of the rumble, are the names of the offices 

 or inns at the ends of the route. For instance, 

 the Paris and Poissy coach has ' herald office' on 

 one riser and ' hotel de l'esturgeon' on the other. 



The name of the coach is in large letters on the 

 back of the rumble. 



Colonel Kane's New York and Pelham coach 

 had on the crest panels union— port on the near side, 

 and pelSSu^br^idge on the °^ s ide ; and on the riser 

 of the box-seat, the name of the coach ' tally-ho' 

 with a Maltese cross above it. There was ' NEW 

 YORK and PELHAM' on the hind boot panel 

 and no names on the boots. The lettering was 

 in gold and black, — the coach being yellow, — and 

 was very quiet and in good taste. 



Some coaches, both in England and in France, 

 have names of places on the lower panels also of 

 the body, near to and following the curved lines 



* This rule was not universal in the old coaches ; in many of the 

 old prints the name of the less important place comes first. 



