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Built almost entirely by hand at the Abbot-Downing workshop
in Concord, New Hampshire. More than 3500 of these coaches were
shipped all over the world. The key to the Concord's success was its
"thorough-braces" or multiple leather straps, on which the body of the coach
rocked. Their prime function was to act as shock absorbers for the
benefit of the teams.
In 1868, a trainload of thirty coaches with two carloads of
harness was shipped to Wells Fargo and Co. in Omaha. These larger
Concords, built for the West, weighed about 2500 pounds and carried nine
passengers inside and as many more crowded on top. More than half ton
of baggage and express cargo could be loaded in front and rear boots.
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