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Glinkowski Carriages |
Driving Essentials is the exclusive Glinkowski factory-authorized distributor for North America. | |
Glinkowski Carriages has been restoring antique carriages for two decades, predominantly for English, French and Danish clients. In addition, their restoration work can also be found in Germany, Switzerland, Chile and the U.S.A. Their 60,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility manufactures all steel, brass, stainless steel and wood parts. Every detail is produced and finished on site to each client’s specific requirements. All carriage components can be made as exact reproductions of originals, or of modern technology as the client requires. Click on an image to enlarge.
Tiffany & Co. of Paris uses a custom-made Glinkowski Landau for deliveries during the holiday season.
The restoration of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's (CWF) Randolph Coach nears completion.
Artist Jaroslaw Kosakowski paints the intricate Randolph family coat-of-arms on the CWF Randolph Coach.
Glinkowski Carriages uses a variety of different weights of leather as determined by function and use.
All carriage components can be made as exact reproductions of originals, or of modern technology as the client requires.
Richard Nicoll inspects the pumping mechanism for CWF’s reproduction Fire Pumper wagon with Henryk and Hubert Glinkowski.
The finished doors of the CWF Wythe Chariot are being prepared for their final fitting.
Piotr Kubiak welds a new reach for the Randolph Coach.
Piotr Kubiak checks the fit of the strengthened original fifth wheel and modified hub step.
A reproduction of the CWF Blue Sociable body is built for the running gear of the restored Randolph Coach.
These springs are handmade according to the original ones. Marcin Radajewski begins the final assembly.
The fit of reproduction fender frames on CWF’s new Sociable body is expertly examined by Piotr Kubiak.
