Nothing to do w/ Civil War weekend

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[nagi_alisa]

Poor horsy -______-

[flying_blind]

A handsome ad, but it doesn't date from the Civil War period (1861-1865.) R.F.D. (Rural Free Delivery) was instituted by the Post Office in the 1890s, and the ad is even later. Fouts & Hunter's Cozy Cab was manufactured in the early 20th century, according to the newspaper article on this web page.

[pronker]

"lighter by 200 pounds" I'll bet that the horse appreciates that fact. Makes me glad that mail delivery is nicely handy where I live and I don't need to go out in weather like this for very far to get it.

[fallconsmate]

it reminds me of one of the books in laura ingalls wilder's "little house" series, that she and almonzo were courting, and he had a buggy like this, which switched from open to closed, and had curtains that closed around it made of something like vinyl that held the weather out.