THF87329
Cutter Sleigh, circa 1830
Cutters, two-passenger sleighs, provided reliable wintertime transportation in the pre-railroad northern United States. This particular style was developed in Portland, Maine, in the 1830s and is sometimes referred to as a "Portland cutter." Given the poor condition of early American roads, travel could be easier in the cold months when ice and snow smoothed and hardened otherwise muddy routes.
Cutter (Sleigh)
United States, Connecticut, New Hartford
Cutters (Sleighs)
Horse-drawn vehicles
Collins family
Not on exhibit to the public.
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles H. Collins.
Iron (Metal)
Paint (Coating)
Ocher (Color)
Height: 46.75 in
Length: 67.625 in
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