WHEN SEDAN CHAIRS WERE FASHIONABLE
Sedan chairs were formerly very common in all European cities. They disappeared early in last century. As a rival to the “cab,” the sedan chair survived longest in cities having streets ill-adapted for horse, traffic. One form of sedan was known in England in 1581. It became fashionable in London, however, after the return of Prince Charles from Spain. In 1634 Sir Sanders Dunscombe secured the royal privilege of. exposing sedans for public hire. They were conspicuous objects during the reigns of Anne and the. early Georges, and the wealthy kept them for private use. In France the sedan was called “chaise a porteurs.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 19 December 1936, Page 3
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109WHEN SEDAN CHAIRS WERE FASHIONABLE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 19 December 1936, Page 3
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