Ivan Collins, an Oregon genius, researched, planned, and built 62 of the most accurate, meticulous, and beautiful model horse-drawn vehicles to be found anywhere. Collins focused his considerable artistry on 1/8 scale vehicles that helped to settle the western United States.
Within these pages the reader will find a wide range of wagons and sleighs, both working and elegant. The visual poetry of an Ivan Collins Brougham, Concord coach, Albany sleigh, phaeton, omnibus, Victoria, medicine wagon has enchanted museum visitors to the exhibit of his models at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland for over three decades.
This book is a catalogue of Collins's works, with photographs of each model, model dimensions, and brief information about the model and the historical vehicle it represents. It also includes an overview of Collins's life and work and sample details of several of his plans.
Specifications
- 9" X 9"
- 102 pages
- Softcover
Contents:
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
PRONOUNCEMENT
OVERLAND WAGONS
- Concord Coach
- Conestoga Wagon
- Road Coach
- Covered Wagon
- Stage Wagon
- Buckboard
FARM WAGONS
- Farm Wagon
- Red River Cart
- Orchard Wagon
- Grain Box Wagon
- Bundle Rack
- Sheepherder's Wagon
- Wool Wagon
- Header Box
- Freight Wagon
CITY WAGONS
- Hotel Omnibus
- Lumber Wagon
- Milk Wagon
- Hook-and-Ladder Truck
- Brooklyn Delviery Wagon
- Hose Wagon
- Dump Wagon
- Roll-Off Lumber Wagon
- Sprinkler Wagon
- Brewery Wagon
- Express Wagon
- Fuel Wagon
- Hearse
- Ice Wagon
- R.F.D. Mail Wagon
- Baggage and Transfer Truck
- Goosneck Dray
- Drummer's Wagon
- Meat Packer's Wagon
- Physician's Phaeton
- Medicine Wagon
- Hansom Cab
INDUSTRIAL WAGONS
- Logging Wagon
- Wheeled Scraper
- Boiler Wagon
- Logging Cart
- Oil Tank Wagon
- Stick Wagon
PEOPLE-MOVER WAGONS & SLEIGHS
- Yellowstone Coach
- Wagonette
- Top Buggy
- Break
- Brougham
- Rockaway
- Barouche
- Victoria
- Pleasure Wagon
- Governess Cart
- Canopy-Top-Surrey
- Bobsled
- Cutter
- Spring Sleigh
- Albany Sleigh
- Colonial Sleigh
WAR WAGONS
- Civil War Cannon and Limber
- Balloon Gas Generator Wagons
- Army Escort Wagon, WWI
HOW IVAN COLLINS WORKED
SELECTED PLANS
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
