A History of Elmsdale, Elmsdale West, and Brockton, Prince Edward Island

Use of the carriage reached its peak in 1905. The carriage builders of Elmsdale included James Kelly (1889-1900), and Gordon Matthews (1891). In Brockton Herman O’Halloran and Maurice O’Halloran built carriages.

The introduction of the automobile brought the end of the carriage. It would take a few years before their use came to an end on Prince Edward Island as automobiles were expensive and only the well—to-do could afford them. Today carriages are sel- dom seen except in exhibitions, parades or in a museum as part of an antique dis-

play.

The only known harness makers in Elmsdale were Henry Williams and Rev. Archie Stanford. Harness is the equipment worn by a horse when it is hitched to a wagon, carriage or machinery. The different parts of a harness consisted mostly of leather, held in place by metal buckles and clasps. The parts of a harness are: bridle (with or without blinders), reins, collar, hames, hame tugs, traces, martingale, saddle, girth, shaft tugs, back strap, crupper, hip straps, breeching, and holdback straps. *

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