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This article is about surrey carriages. For surrey bikes, see Quadracycle.
A 1909 Studebaker surrey on display at the Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum in August 2015

A surrey is a doorless, four-wheeled carriage popular in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually two-seated and holding for four passengers, surreys had a variety of tops that included a rigid, fringed canopy, parasol, and extension.[1] The seats were traditional, spindle-backed (often upholstered), bench seats. Before the advent of automobiles, these were horse-drawn carriages.

The name is short for "Surrey cart", named after Surrey in England, where they were first made.[2]

In popular culture

The American surrey was famously celebrated in the song "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" from the musical Oklahoma!.

Gallery

  • Line-art representation of a horse-drawn surrey.
    Line-art representation of a horse-drawn surrey.
  • 1890 Canadian open-top surrey once used in Vancouver.
    1890 Canadian open-top surrey once used in Vancouver.
  • 1900 Spider Surrey, New York
    1900 Spider Surrey, New York
  • 1904 Knox Surrey, an early adaptation of the concept to the motorized era.
    1904 Knox Surrey, an early adaptation of the concept to the motorized era.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Surrey", Encyclopædia Britannica. (Retrieved 2014-02-03.)
  2. ^ "surrey | Etymology, origin and meaning of the name surrey by etymonline". www.etymonline.com.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey_(carriage)