Brougham

Description

Model of a Brougham carriage of around 1845 with Thomson's Pneumatic tyres, the original Brougham was designed by Edinburgh-based Lord Brougham, made to a scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot by Charles Glasgow, Paisley, Scotland, 1930s

Museum reference

T.1951.4

Collection

Transport

Object name

Brougham, Carriage, Model

Production information

Glasgow, Charles, 1860 - 1943, Modelmaker
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1930s

Materials

Glass, Metal, Rubber, Textile

Associations

Inventor of original: Lord Brougham
Inventor of original's tyres: R.W. Thomson

Exhibitions

• Shaping Our World (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland