Phaeton (wagon)
A phaeton is a gentleman's carriage , i.e. a mostly small, two-axle, open carriage with a top that was not driven by a servant, but by the man or woman himself. The servant sat on the rear bench (one-seater depending on the type). A bank intended exclusively for employees can be recognized by the lack of any backrest.
The Phaeton existed in numerous variants; the lightest and sportiest was called z. B. Spider Phaeton. These cars had their heyday in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The name Phaeton (the "e" is pronounced separately from the "a", Pha-e-ton) comes from Greek mythology. Phaeton is the son of the sun god Helios , who drives his chariot against his father's advice. The car gets out of control and burns the earth. Phaeton is killed on this journey and falls into the Eridanos stream .
Known copies
- Phaeton for Prince Eduard , built in 1785 by the car maker Lukin or Leader
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Jörg Schrenk: New driving apprenticeship. Driving in a carriage with one and two horses. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-440-06055-1 , pp. 84-85.
- ^ Alheidis von Rohr : State and city car from the Hanoverian Marstall in the Historical Museum on the Hohen Ufer , in; Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter , New Series, Volume 32 (1978), pp. 155–192; here especially p. 181; Preview over google books