19th Century Doctor's Buggy Wood & Metal Model Kit
Product Description
While some doctor’s buggies were built with plain box-type bodies, many had a more elegant shape. Called phaeton types, they had a gracefully curving body and large wheels. Storage compartments below the seat held the physician’s bag, medical instruments and supplies.
Model Trailways model is based on a drawing in an 1884 trade journal plus many contemporary photographs.
Historically accurate and perfectly scaled.
Laser cut basswood and cherry parts.
Cleanly cast Britannia metal components.
Photo-etched brass detail sheet.
Perfectly machined aluminum hubs.
3 sheets of plans & illustrated instructions.
MODEL SPECIFICATIONS:
Length 8"
Height 8"
Width 5.5"
Scale 1" = 12" (1:12)