The sun., 1884-01-06
oAY OBJECTS ON THE STREETS.
Odd and snreeou. Busiue.s waHons-Express
Darcarts aud Handsome Itenrses.


Drgcnrts aud Handsome uenrses.
Some bold steps have been taken within
about two years to introduce novelties and va
ricty in tho shape and appearance OF New York
business wagons. During the past twenty
years tho vehicles used In carrying mcrchai-
disc have looked about the same. There have
been no such changes and freaks In wagons rs
In carrinees. Tho curious black. round -topped
charcoal wagons Of the time OF tho war have
Disappeared. along with the junk aud rag
carts drawn by dogs that were familiar sights
twenty years ago. but the trucks and the ex-
press wagons and the delivery wagons OF the
stores tho Gathering coal carts and the ioltng
butcher carts had until recently no more
changed their shapes than had the hearscs
though the shapcs have remained the
sas ,hsrS h has eS"n sops,pp. II nn4 rapd
ness wagons OF nearly all sorts. The steady
MIN OF tho wngonmnkcrs has been TO combine
strength with lightncss and TO add the further
il has becn possible also to build blgGcr wagons
them even look heavy, The, bi.ges, express
wagons. show, what has been, done in this direc-
"n hS ays s but "n IN ha, yenr m "
Earmneaans wrre amazed at the nni"n S on OF
hickory and Rsh woods. and they did not stint
the praise they gave to he beauty Of tho work.
mnn,ship Gnd the Grnccnlncss Of the designs.
pears to have been most delighted with the ex,,
press money wagon-the ordinary light Parcel
wagon with tho npncr half 9t the sides % male e. OF
rocknway. and with no heavier springs. axles.
But to-day there is n now style. of money
wagon on tho streets. 1t Ia called the toscart
pattern. 1t is. in reality. very much tho same
in England. 1t is a box evenly balanced on two
stout wheels. with all its sides slightly convex.
In d sr 1nanw %boSe S% stSe se Ss
dssiboari, which has eat.Giass lamp mp on each
side. and the shafts are bent just enough to
look rnkisli. These wagons were first put on
the stfs.ts S , by dry goods firm for their pn.e5ei
want OF niccness In the balancs of the body
up9n tho axle permitted the shafts to work np
they became sore; Tho firm in question has
rep!acei these with the same thing OH four
whssls instead ado OF two but some Of the fS express
pattern and. using no other load than money
chest; find them as usefnl as they are attractive
are rather sober in color. but some Of the samc
sort of wagons employed by cnterprising store
With % ro,d. 'e The siics T areat and and plain % doWn
to about n foot from the floor. That space is
eqt up into small panels Imagine the effect ,,I
storckerrcr's name in black and gold done in
bold script. aud then the tiny, panels green
out in dark red and all rolling along on bright
red running gear and in charge of two men in
plump legged gray horse with his tail banged.
Such was the turnout of n Broadway clothier
on the street yesterday. 1t made a sensation.
| as It has every day for months. Other wagons
nl the same sort are painted in half q dozen
d!tisrent ways. each designed to catch the eyes
OF the rublic.
| The style Of painting 40 me of tho new wagons
makes 40 much difference that ono odd design
| painted plain black and relieved only by u lit
| tie silver plate serves an undertaken bec0m-
| inglv. and yet very nearly the Same thing in
the srrvice OF u Canal street stnrekrei~r is as
Candy an object ns there is in New York. Tna
most taking style in undnrtnkers wagons Is
| produced ny putting q box top over the old
! is painted and rubbed down and repiinted and
finally varnished until IL SHINES like II piano
box. With neat lnmrs Of silver and bsvried
glass and - small silver name pi'te these way
until it's outline approaches what is called the
line Of beauty. and then eutting the sides away
| irtegutarly on each side of the drivers seat.
and Ivy painting the whole ike u rnin bow, the
man has produced very SNOWY vehicle.
V.ry much like this IL the rarcn wagon Of n
| storckeaper on Broadway ab0va Union square.
| His sigma REGULAR sign board upright
| above the roof. The colors are rich and glossy.
and the driver. in fall caachmans livery. from
| rosetted hat to white-topped boots. Is accompa-
| fat horne has his tail eut short and square.
There Ia an imported English brewers cart
| Ia town which. with two Normandy horses.
/ harness.d tnndum makes II great s how but II
| holding but little and devoid OF henuty. 1t is
| in use as q curiosity and an advertisement.
| Tharr IL n lso pntcnt bottom trap coal cart on
| four wheels and with considerable machinery
wherever it stands but coal dealers say there
will in all probability never be anything better
for tho purpose than the old style jounc ng box
| that spills its load wherever 1t III wanted.