American Britzka design (1850–1870)Austrian Britschka design (c. 1870)
A britzka or britschka (with numerous spelling variations[a]) is a type of horse-drawn carriage. What was originally an open wagon in Poland and Eastern Europe, became a passenger vehicle in Austria and was exported to Western Europe where it became popular as a travelling carriage. The carriage had four wheels, a long body with two seats (face to face), and a folding hood over the rear seat. The body could be converted to sleep two people full length. There was an elevated seat for the driver in front and a rear platform with a rumble seat for servants[1][2][3]
The term is a variant of the Polish term bryczka, a "little cart", from bryka, "cart", possibly coming into English via several ways, including German Britschka and Russian brichka (бричка).
The Great Western Railway engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel used a black britzka as a mobile office whilst surveying the route of the railway. Nicknamed 'the flying hearse', it carried a drawing board, outline plans, engineering instruments, his favorite cigars, and a pull-out bed.[4][5]
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A britzka or britschka (with numerous spelling variations) is a type of horse-drawn carriage. What was originally an open wagon in Poland and Eastern...
German begossen ("doused"), or German blei + guss ("lead pieces") SWO Britzka A type of horse-drawn carriage Polish bryczka, diminutive of bryka ("wagon")...
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