Article ID: CBB172419216

The Abbot-Downing Company and the Concord Coach (Photo Essay) (1994)

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Sherry Wilding-White (Author)


IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Volume: 20
Issue: 1/2
Pages: 80-90


Publication Date: 1994
Edition Details: THEME ISSUE: IA IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Language: English

What do Wells Fargo, television shows of the 1950s and 1960s, and even McDonald's advertisements of the 1990s have in common? The answer is the uniquely American stagecoach or, to be more specific, the Concord Coach.The small Abbot-Downing Company of Concord, New Hampshire, had a profound effect on American history.However, at the company's peak in 1890, fewer than 300 workers were employed. Abbot-Downing has been out of business for most of this century, and the last coach was made about 1915, yet the vehicles endure in literature, advertising, and ubiquitous "westerns." The surviving coaches command respect and awe from viewers of any age.

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Article David R. Starbuck (1994) An Introduction to New Hampshire Industrial Archeology. IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology (pp. 4-18). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
David R. Starbuck
Hansen, Peter A.
Roberta Wingerson
Steven Kantor
Mary Rose Boswell
Alan Rosevear
Concepts
Industrial archaeology
Business enterprises
Transportation, Horse-drawn
Business history
Land transportation
Illustrations
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
17th century
Places
United States
New Hampshire (U.S.)
New Bedford, Mass
Lancaster (England)
Berkshire mountains
New Haven, Conn.
Institutions
West Point Foundry
Berlin Iron Bridge Compoany
William Sellers
Iron Mountain Company
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