The Portland daily press., 1870-05-30
"P,o Bono Publico.,

A visit to the old familiar Carriage Reposi-
tory of Messrs. j. M. Kimball & Co., at this
season of the year will amply repay all lovers
Of fine mechanical work. 1t becomes evident
at once even to the most unpractsed eye, that
great Improvements are constantly taking
place in the manufacture of vehicles, and that
this firm are in the lead as usual. The skill
and genius of the mechanic are doing away
with the old cumbersome carriages and by the
use of steel in place of iron, vehicles of great
beauty and symmetrical proportions, combin-
ing extreme lightness with great strength and
durability are to be seen on every side. To
construct carriage that has just the right
strength where needed-just the right proper
ton, one that has like the "Deacon's one horse
shay" all the weak places made as strong as
the rest, requires no small amount of skill and
experience. This the firm have in a peculiar
degree-both being practical mechanics, Mr..
>. M. Kmball the senior partner having been
engaged in the manufacture of carriages for
nearly thirty.five years. Mr.. Zenas Thomp-
son, Jr., the Junior partner commenced as an
apprentice with Mr.. Kimball some seventeen
years ago and is thoroughly posted in all it's
branches. Their carriages have world-wide
reputation and are scattered from Maine to
have been sent to various parts of Europe,
South America and China. Nothing is used
in their manufacture but the best that can be
found. The springs used are made expressly
for them by the justly celebrated Spring
Perch Company and Bridgeport Spring Com
pauy; all are made from Greaves SaUeeds steel
and thoroughly tested under lever before
leaving the factories, and they are warranted
| not to settle or break under any pressure put
upon them. ANY spring so doing will be re-
nlacpQ free OF eXDpnSa to customer The
axles used are made by DaIzell & Sons from
| Bessemer steel and Sweed's iron case harden
ed. Wheels of hickory with hubs of elm,
| New Haven Wheel Company of New Haven,
Connecticut, manufacturers whose reputation
| is too well known for comment. The tyre are
| steel, rolled to order in Sheffield, England,
and imported by them, as are also their En-
| glish cloths, clips and bolts of best Norway
iron. In fact no pains or expense is spared to
| make up first-class carriage. They have
now in stock some of the finest vehicles ever
| built in New England.
| A fine cut under, four spring tep buggy is
| an elegant vehicle of entirely new design-a
round back, extension top Victoria Cabrioett,
| hung on French scroll platform springs and
paipted carmine and lake, gold leaf stripping
and gold plated trimmings and lamps to match,
| hind tenders over the wheels, &c. should be
seen to be appreciated.
Elegant tor buggies light and graceful, road
wagons that look so slender they seem more
| like phantom wagons than real ones, and
make one exclaim with the Enslishman while
recently examining one: "My HES, Bobby, look
at them wheels, amt they thin unS!' Yet
| they are as tough as whalebone.
| The new style phaeton just out is a "thiDg
of beauty and joy forever" to all who have
| been so fortunate as TO secure one This car
| rage is made very light and hung low making
it very easy to get into and out of.
| A two wheel cbaise next attracted our at
tention. We supposed that this style carriage
had gone entirely out of use but we learn that
! this firm make this speciality for Doctors use
and are constantly receiving orders for these
| from all parts of the Union. They have
made a great reduction in the prices com
measurate with the times. They have also
made arrangements with different manufac-
lures of low priced work, and intend to keep
constantly on hand good assortment of such,
which will be sold at slight advance over
Wholesale prices. All parties wishing to pur-
chase carriage will do we'll to remember the
old repository and call and examine the work
| there.