tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post4766932640041636868..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The Coffin Cab at the London Transport MuseumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-52767103943299006352017-08-17T15:10:25.516-04:002017-08-17T15:10:25.516-04:00I'm most shocked by the class implications of ...I'm most shocked by the class implications of these cabs -- the customer is protected from the elements, but the cabbie is completely exposed to the weather, and physically divided from any possible contact with a member of those classes able to afford a hackney ride. They're separated and definitely not equal....witness2fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385402107834695569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-66604460076714494342017-08-17T14:25:26.421-04:002017-08-17T14:25:26.421-04:00Thanks, Lucy! Now that you've pointed it out, ...Thanks, Lucy! Now that you've pointed it out, and I've lightened the photo and zoomed in, I see what you mean. Excellent sleuthing!Loretta Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144208933494829602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-47174264661621739912017-08-17T13:41:30.489-04:002017-08-17T13:41:30.489-04:00Looking into the part of the box that is most righ...Looking into the part of the box that is most right-handed in the photograph, the curtain appears to be drawn closely back into that corner. There is a distinct contract between something dense, irregular and dark, and the exposed wood of the interior. <br /><br />Thanks for putting up the picture; I had no idea they were so small either, or that the passenger sat so near the driver.Lucynoreply@blogger.com