This fabulous English-style "Tallyho" carriage was built at the Weyland carriage works in
Boonville, MO in 1910. It was one of the finest coaches of its day and was drawn by a
team of four matched black horses. It was custom-built for Mr. N. Nelson Leonard,
wealthy owner of the 3000-acre Ravenswood Estate, an antebellum plantation located just
a few miles outside Boonville. Each of three seats could accommodate three passengers,
for a total of up to nine adults.
Ice chests placed beneath the seats kept food and drinks cold during day-long excursions
into the countryside. In the photo above, Louis F. Weyland is second from the right.
During "Weylandfest 2006" three of the Weyland cousins paid a visit to Ravenswood and
discovered this magnificent carriage, moldering away in one of the estate's outbuildings.
Boonville, MO in 1910. It was one of the finest coaches of its day and was drawn by a
team of four matched black horses. It was custom-built for Mr. N. Nelson Leonard,
wealthy owner of the 3000-acre Ravenswood Estate, an antebellum plantation located just
a few miles outside Boonville. Each of three seats could accommodate three passengers,
for a total of up to nine adults.
Ice chests placed beneath the seats kept food and drinks cold during day-long excursions
into the countryside. In the photo above, Louis F. Weyland is second from the right.
During "Weylandfest 2006" three of the Weyland cousins paid a visit to Ravenswood and
discovered this magnificent carriage, moldering away in one of the estate's outbuildings.
The carriage as it looks today, at Ravenswood Plantation
Custom-built around 1910 for a wealthy woman in Kansas City,
MO, this Stanhope carriage was priced at several hundred
dollars and was considered the height of fashion in its day.
MO, this Stanhope carriage was priced at several hundred
dollars and was considered the height of fashion in its day.
A wicker basket held the
ladies' parasols.
ladies' parasols.
A pair of large kerosene
headlamps lit the way at
night.
headlamps lit the way at
night.