Carriage Tour

This unusual sleigh was built late in the 19th century by H.H. Babcock, of Watertown, New York. This was a company of excellent reputation and they did fine design work and employed excellent craftsmen. This lovely specimen provides ample evidence that their reputation was deserved. It is louvered on the sides. This was probably done to give it a sporting appearance and not for any practical reason. These louvers inhibit what one could do with fancy decoration and, therefore, the sleigh takes on a rather plain look. There is some storage space beneath the seats which is accessed from the rear. It all causes one to imagine a lovely winter picnic after a graceful, gliding ride near one of the beautiful finger-lakes in New York.