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This is the Big Book that Shows 
You How to Save $25 to $40 on 
a Buggy — Don’t You Want It? 
Phelps has?i't a single agent, or jobber, or middleman , 
or dealer. Phelps deals direct. He gives you the 
factory qztotation —the wholesale price. Phelps saves 
On the Kind o 
—and Phelps Pays the 
Postage, too 
Just Write Today-Postal or Letter 
Phelps is glad to pay the postage on his big book just 
to get it into your hands. He knows that once peo¬ 
ple know about Split Hickory Buggies and the great 
Phelps’offer it’s hard to satisfy them with anything 
else. There’s no obligation to buy. Phelps is glad 
to give away this great work on buggies. Because if 
you don’t buy, maybe some of your neighbors will. 
And if s a good, book to have on hand for reference when 
any question about buggy making or buggy prices 
comes up. So don’t delay. Send a postal to Phelps io- 
| day. Just write “Send me your Buggy Book.” Sign your name 
and address plainly and then write on the other side of the postal: 
H. C. PHELPS, President 
The Ohio Carriage Manufacturing Co., Station 290, Columbus, Ohio 
Send that postal right now and the great buggy book will be mailed to you at otiee. 
Buggy users all over the country are enthusiastic over Phelps’big 
new book of buggies, showing the great Split Hickory line for 
1913 with all the latest designs. 
Farmers are not satisfied with just any buggy. They demand 
style and comfort and durability. This book shows buggies that 
will satisfy every careful buyer who must have only the best , but 
who does not want to pay exorbitant prices. 
Everybody who has seen this new book says the 1913 Split Hick¬ 
ory buggies have such fine style and handsome paint, varnish and 
upholstery that they’ll set the fashion for every community they 
come into. And Phelps’ wonderful offer has long been the 
pacemaker. 
It’s way ahead of all other methods of buying buggies. Read 
offer below. 
Now let Phelps send you this great book. Get the proof of 
the popularity of the Split Hickory line— 167,000 of them in 
use today. 
Read how Phelps makes buggies. See photographs of tests. 
Look over the beautiful color plates , see just how your 
buggy will be painted. 
Notice how the upholstery and body and running gear 
harmonize and conti'ast with each other in beautiful shades 
of red, green, blue, brown, yellow, etc. The book shows 
these actual colors. 
Read how Phelps has made buggies and sold them direct 
for years. The book gives facts about buggy making 
that will asto?iish you. You’ll learn how to judge a buggy. 
You’ll find how to buy a buggy just as intelligently as 
you would a horse or cow. 
you $25 to $40; not 
only that but he gives you 
a 30 Day Free Road Test. You accept your 
buggy only after you have tried it thoroughly. 140 styles to 
choose from. Two year guarantee. 167,000 satisfied customers. Every 
buggy made to order. Every bit of Phelps’ big offer is contained in the book. 
It can’t be explained here. It takes 160 pages—most of them illustrated—to tell 
this story. Phelps’ book is a real e7icyclopedia of buggies. You need it even if you 
are not ready to buy a buggy for some time. Phelps says 
RUNS SEVEN YEARS AND GOOD YET. 
Korth Star, 0., March 6, 1912. 
H. C. Phelps, President, 
The Ohio Carriage Mfg. Co., 
Columbus, O. 
Dear Sir—I have One of your buggies now and 
have run it about seven years, and it is good yet, 
and is the lightest running buggy I over saw. 
Yours truly, F. R. Rarick. 
ALMOST GOOD AS NEW AFTER EIGHT YEARS’ USE. 
Chesapeake, O., March 20, 1912. 
The Ohio Carriage Mfg. Co., 
Columbus, O. 
Gentlemen—I bought a Split Hickory from you 
eight years’ ago, and I can honestly say it> almost 
as good as new yet. It has never cost me a cent of 
repair, excepting painting and new rubber tires 
last Spring. Respectfully, John Russell. 
SAVED $20.00 OR $25.00. 
Pittsboro, N. C., May 8,1913. 
H. C. Phelps, President, 
The Ohio Carriage Mfg. Co., 
Columbus, O. 
Dear Sir—I received my buggy all O. K. and like 
it fine, far better than I expected. I think I saved 
$20 or $25. It is just simply fine and strong. Any¬ 
thing that I can do for you, I will do it with 
pleasure. Very truly yours, Wm. Perry. 
HARD USAGE FOR ELEVEN YEARS. 
Quaker City, O., Feb. 1,1912. 
H. C. Phelps, President, 
The Ohio Carriage Co., 
Columbus, O. 
Dear Sir— I am in need of a set of wheels for my 
Split Hickory Buggy. Send price-list and catalog. 
Our buggy has been in hard use for 11 years and 
this is the first repair. Yours truly, 
Bingham Bates. 
