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Front right corner view.
William D. Rogers Company Buckboard, c.1912
Front right corner view.

William D. Rogers Company Buckboard, c.1912

Manufacturer
Datec. 1912
MediumMetal; Wood
DimensionsDimensions: 295 × 172 × 147 cm (116 1/8 × 67 11/16 × 57 7/8 in.)
Pole Length: 335 cm (131 7/8 in.)
Object numberRCM.1988.49.26
CollectionRemington Carriage Museum Collection
Description
Stained wooden buckboard with rubber tires and a two-horse team capacity. Meant to accommodate four passengers, the two bench seats are mounted atop a set of wood supports each. This vehicle has a combination of original and replacement wood that has been stained and varnished. There are also red pinstripe accents. This vehicle was restored by Don Remington and features his ‘DCR’ initials on either side of the vehicle body.
More Information
One of the vehicles from the original Don Remington collection, this buckboard is a restored example of a popular horse-drawn vehicle used in North America. Most often associated with the West, the buckboard is a simple vehicle that lacks a commonly used component… axle springs! The axles and wheels were attached directly to the underside of the body. Instead, the irregularities of the road are absorbed in part by the flexibility of the floorboards (and in this specific vehicle, by the springs under the seats). This construction would cause the vehicle to bounce and 'buck', which is a theory as to how it came to be named.