Description

Carter Invalid Carriage - part of the collection of Harry & Pat Kraemer rare three wheelers.

Click here for a slide show of vehicles currently in the collection

Here is some video of this one in action

Click here for some vintage Carter ads

This vehicle is in original unrestored condition.

Click here for detailed info on other vehicles in the collection

Here is a YouTube video from an invalid carriage rally in 1949




Another invalid vehicle rally

There were numerous companies in England / Great Britain that manufactured invalid carriages. Click here for Harry's collection of invalid carriages on Flickr

Also pictured here is a 1948 electric Carter Invalid Carriage.

A little history on three wheelers. A three-wheeled wheelchair was built in the mid to late 1600s by a disabled German man, Stephan Farffler, who wanted to be able to maintain his mobility. Since he was a watch-maker, he was able to create a vehicle that was powered by hand cranks. In 1789, two French inventors developed a three-wheeled vehicle, powered by pedals. They called it the tricycle. Stephan's three wheeler is pictured here (it is the boxy vehicle with the hand cranks). Stephan's vehicle is probably the first invalid carriage.