Wheelwrights frequently
have a need to refer to a variety of sources of information in order to build or
restore a wheel or vehicle.
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Books, Plans and Magazines
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| Adam Harris Barrow Farm, Rode, Frome, Somerset BA11 6PS Great Britain Phone: +44 (0) 1373-830151 Fax: +44 (0) 1373-830516 E-mail: info@camdenmin.co.uk Website: www.camdenmin.co.uk Books galore on a wide range of mechanical topics - steam, hot air
engines, trains and boats and planes. Even our wheelwright book - Wheelwrighting: A Modern Introduction. Much more. Full color booklist
available free or from their website. |
| Astragal Press 5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 12 P.O. Box 239 Mendham, NJ 07945-0239 Phone: (866) 543-3045 (call toll free) Fax: (973) 543-3044 E-mail: info@astragalpress.com Website: www.astragalpress.com A major source of books on the carriage trade, blacksmithing and old tools and woodworking. Free catalogue available. Astragal Press is the pre-eminent publisher of affordable books on
antique tools and tool collecting as well as books on early trades and
early sciences and technology. They publish new works as well as reprints
of out-of-print classics, and have developed into one of the principal
resources for those interested in areas such as antique tool collecting,
metalworking, carriage building, early science and early trades. |
| Buggy Builders Bulletin Editor: Everette Burkholder 795 Mason Street Dayton, VA 22821-9260 Phone: (540) 879-9260 A trade journal serving the horse-drawn vehicle industry to the U.S.
and Canada. U.S. subscriptions are 12 issues $21 or 24 issues for $40
Classified ads are free for paid subscribers. For Canada, 1 year
subscription is $26.00 in US funds and for 2 years, it is $48.00 |
| Carriage Association of America 3915 Jay Trump Road Lexington, KY 40511 Phone: (859) 231-0971 Fax: (859) 231-0973 E-mail: info@caaonline.com Website: www.caaonline.com Books on carriage making, reprints of carriage company catalogues and driving etc. The Carriage Association of America is the oldest and largest
organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and use of
horse-drawn carriages and sleighs in North America. |
| Carriage Museum of America - Library P.O. Box 417 Bird-In-Hand, PA 17505 Phone: (717) 656-7019 Fax: (717) 656-6251 E-mail: carriaglib@desupernet.com Website: www.Carriagemuseumlibrary.org This library has an extensive list of plans available as well as a book
"Working Drawings of Horse Drawn Vehicles" which is excellent.
The also have a large collection of old carriage journals which are full
of vehicle designs. This is a good place to do your research. Their books
on various aspects of the carriage trade are well worth buying. They have
an extensive list of books for sale on various aspects of the carriage
trade. The Carriage Museum of America is a Library to serve as a
source of historically accurate technical information on animal-drawn
vehicles and related subjects. It is the only full time library dedicated
exclusively to the Carriage Industry. Incorporated in 1978 as a non-profit
educational institution. |
| Driving Digest 211 West Main Street P.O. Box 110 New London, Ohio 44851-0110 Phone (419) 929-6781 Fax: (419) 929-3800 Website: www.drivingdigest.com This magazine is North America’s largest driving publication. It covers all phases of driving from the tradition-laden coaches and their whips to the casual runabout piloted by someone who just likes to take their rig out for an occasional Sunday ride. In addition they have articles on the various carriage sales throughout the world and the art of restoration and conservation as practiced by today’s craftsmen.
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Hansen Hansen Wheel & Wagon Shop 400979 - 245 Street Letcher, SD 57359 Phone: (605) 996-8754 Fax: (605) 996-2686 Website: www.hansenwheel.com Hansen Wheel and Wagon Shop is a family owned and operated carriage and wagon manufacturer established in 1978 and located on the plains of the Dakotas. With more than 30 years of experience and a staff of dedicated craftsmen, pride is taken in providing the most historically accurate horse-drawn vehicles anywhere this side of the 1800's. They have an online store that sells books, plans, gear, wheels, parts and accessories. They also carry the book, Wheelwrighting: A Modern Introduction. |
| Kayo Fraser Wild Horse Books & Art 255 Boulder Road Deer Lodge, Montana 59722 Phone: (406) 846-3686 E-mail: info@wildhorsebooks.com Website: www.wildhorsebooks.com Kayo Fraser has an excellent selection of books on
carriages, carriage driving, restoration as well as plans for horse-drawn
vehicles. She has an extensive inventory of plans, including Ivan Collins,
John Thompson, William West and Southwest Wagon and Wheelwrights. She also
carries the book, Wheelwrighting: A Modern Introduction. |
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for Leather 365 Old Melbourne Road Traralgon Victoria 3844 Australia Andrew Pinches lforleather@wideband.net.au Everything for the Harness Horse - mini to draught sizes. Supplier of parts and materials to vehicle restorers. Lee Grover has transferred most of his business to Andrew Pinches in Victoria, Australia. Same good service and products, including the book, Wheelwrighting, A Modern Introduction. |
| Mischka
Press PO Box 2067 Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 Phone: (319) 362-3027 Fax: (319) 362-3046 Joseph Mischka joe@mischka.com Website: http://www.mischka.com/ The largest selection of items dedicated to choosing, caring for and training draft horses, mules and driving horses. Books about small-scale farming with horses, horse-drawn implements and vehicles, the Amish, old and new barns, horse-logging, ice harvesting, and lots more! Mischka Farm now stocks and sells over 150 items of interest to their draft horse, driving horse, and mule customers. These items include books, videos, calendars, posters, postcards, notepaper, and Christmas cards. We have become the largest publisher and reseller of these specialized items in the world. |
| Rural Heritage 281 Dean Ridge Lane Gainesboro, TN 38562 Phone: (931) 268-0655 Website: www.ruralheritage.com Rural Heritage is a bimonthly journal that has been in print since
1976, and online since 1997. It is in support of small farmers and loggers
who use draft horse, mule and ox power. |
| Small Farmer’s Journal P.O. Box 1627, 192 W. Barclay, Sisters, Oregon 97759-1627 USA Phone: 541-549-2064 Fax: 541-549-4403 E-mail: agarian@smallfarmersjournal.com Website: www.smallfarmersjournal.com The Small Farmers Journal sells a variety of plans for horse draw
vehicles. Including Adams express wagon, Yellowstone coach, sheepherders
wagon, belly dump wagon and more. They also sell books, some of which are
on horse drawn vehicles. |
| Smithsonian Institution Division of Transportation, Rm. 5010 National Museum of American History 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20560 Visitor Information: (202) 357-2700 Website: www.americanhistory.si.edu The Smithsonian Institution sells detailed plans of such vehicles as
Conestoga Wagons and concord coaches and more. Contact them for a full
list of what they have. |
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Cobb & Co. Museum This museum has a coachmakers atlas of scale drawings 3
volumes, Coachbuilder Book of Designs. |
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O’Keefe Ranch Box 955, Vernon, BC V1T 6M8 Phone: (250) 542-7868 Fax: (250) 542-7868 Website: www.okeeferanch.bc.ca The O’Keefe Ranch was established in 1867 and operated
by the O’Keefe family for the next 110 years. In it’s earliest days,
the ranch was at the end of the wagon road into the Okanagan Valley, and
the site of the stagecoach depot for the Okanagan. For forty years it was
the home of the Okanagan Post Office, the first in the valley. The
O’Keefe Ranch played a major role in the history of the North Okanagan.
The Historic O’Keefe Ranch is more than a glimpse back into the
past at the lifestyles, values and artifacts of the past. It is a memorial
to the ranchers and cowboys who came to British Columbia from around the
world to make a new life for themselves. Their legacy lives on, enriching
our own lives and connecting us to our heritage and our beginnings. |
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Pioneer Acres Museum Phone: 1-403-935-4357 Fax: 1-403-935-4375 Email: info@pioneeracres.ab.ca Website: www.pioneeracres.ab.ca Check out their website for links to other pioneer
museums and websites in Canada. |
| Remington Carriage Museum P.O. Box 1649 Cardston, AB T0K 0K0 Phone: (403) 653-5139 Fax: (403) 653-5160 Email: info@remingtoncarriagemuseum.com Website: http://www.remingtoncarriagemuseum.com The Remington Carriage Museum features over 250 horse-drawn vehicles. |
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Reynolds-Alberta Museum Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 2G1 Phone: 780-361-1351 OR 1-800-661-4726 (toll free) Fax: 780-361-1239 E-mail: ram@gov.ab.ca Website: www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/museums_historic_sites/ site_listings/reynolds_alberta_museum/information/index.asp The Reynolds-Alberta Museum has a transportation theme
and has many horse-drawn vehicles. |
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Smithsonian Museum: National Museum of American History Visitor Information: (202) 357-2700 Website: www.americanhistory.si.edu The Smithsonian has one of the premier collections of
horse-drawn vehicles in the U.S. |
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Western Development Museum Saskatoon, Sask. S7J 0S6 Phone: (306) 931-1910 Fax: (306) 934-0525 E-mail: saskatoon@wdm.ca Web page: www.wdm.ca The western development museum has a large collection of
vehicles used in western Canada. Moreover their satellite museums in
Saskatoon, North Battleford, Moose Jaw, and Yorkton also have vehicles on
display. They also teach wheelwrighting for one week each year in
Saskatoon. See Training
for a list of their courses or go to their
website is well worth the visit and includes a calendar of events. |
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