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or a landau, which would look naked without them. 

 A break is always driven with its lamps on. 



The modern coach-lamp is so large, — almost like 

 a locomotive head-light, — that it is very conspicuous 

 when it is in place. Smaller and plainer lamps are 

 comine into fashion of late, more like the old mail- 

 coach lamps. It is a good plan to have two plugs, 

 of mahogany, or other polished, dark wood, with 

 smoothly rounded tops, to keep in the lamp-sockets 

 of a drag when the lamps are not in use. They 

 o-ive a finished look and are more agreeable to the 

 touch than the sharp edge of the socket if the lamp- 

 iron is taken hold of in getting on the coach. 



A light ladder is necessary to enable ladies to 

 mount to the top of the coach. It folds in the 



middle, so as to be con- 

 venient to hang up, and 

 is usually made of iron. 

 Two designs are shown 

 in Fig. 5 i ; the one with 

 a platform is the more 

 complete, and better for 

 a public - coach. The 

 other is lighter and con- 

 venient for a drag. The 

 steps should be covered 

 with woollen plush or 

 india-rubber, to prevent the foot from slipping. 

 The ladder must have hooks or pins which catch 

 in the step, made open for that purpose, or on 



Fig. 51, 



