Product Details
- Brand: Model Expo
- Age Range (Description): Kid
- Theme: Vehicle
- Material: Wood
- Number of Pieces: 1
- Brand: Model Expo
- Age Range (Description): Kid
- Theme: Vehicle
- Material: Wood
- Number of Pieces: 1
- Style: Traditional
- Scale: 1:12
- Package Dimensions: 15.59 x 7.87 x 2.13 inches
- Item Weight: 2.69 pounds
- Item model number: MS6009
- Manufacturer recommended age: 14 years and up
- Manufacturer: Model Expo
- Laser cut basswood wooden parts
- Cast Britannia metal axles & shafts
- Photo-etched brass ornamentation
- 48-page illustrated instruction manual
- Previous modeling experience recommended
BRIEF HISTORY Originally, the wooden or metal framework over the coffin was
called a hearse. It was decorated with numerous spikes to hold burning
candles. Sometime in the 17th century, people started using the word to refer
to not only the construction above the coffin, but to the vehicle that carried
the casket to the grave. Early hearses were hand-drawn. As time went on,
families started to choose rural cemeteries instead of traditional church
grounds. Caskets had to be transported greater distances. People wanted to go
out in style and ordered elaborately decorated coffins in exotic woods. The
hearses became fancier and heavier. They needed horsepower, not manpower. The
first American horse-drawn hearses date back to the mid nineteenth century. ·
Historically accurate, highly detailed model · Laser cut basswood wooden parts
· Basswood wheel rims & spokes · Cast Britannia metal axles & shafts · Machine
turned aluminum wheel hubs · Photo-etched brass ornamentation · 5 sheets of
detailed plans · 48-page illustrated instruction manual THE FINISHED MODEL
Length: 13" Height: 8" Width: 5"
