BASKET PHAETON
Black with basket weave seat. Trimmed in blue broadcloth.
The pony basket phaeton was deservedly popular—especially with women—as it required little skill to keep the body in order, was light in weight and of small initial cost.
Prices and weights for the best make phaetons showed a wide variety, depending upon which type was purchased. The schedule below was published by James A. Garland about 1900 (The Private Stable):
| Type of Phaeton | Price | Weight in Pounds |
| Basket (single) | $400 | 350 |
| Basket (pair-horse) | 750 | 700 |
| Ladies’ | 1150 | 800 |
| 1450 | 1200 | |
| Spider | 1150 | 800 |
Light and airy in appearance, this basket phaeton was used by its owner as a summertime vehicle. It was built by the Hume Carriage Company of Amesbury, Massachusetts.
Gift of Mr. Arthur Brown, Tilton, New Hampshire.
