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Hutton and Sons (Dublin)

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John Hutton & Sons of Summerhill, Dublin

Builders of high class coaches

In business 1779-1925 [1]

Originally established in Great Britain Street, moving to Summerhill in 1789 [2]

1851 Fire caused serious damage to the works [3]

1851 Built the Irish State Coach, used by Queen Victoria, now located at Buckingham Palace.

1856 Built the State Coach for the Mayor of Dublin [4]

1863 Invested in advanced machinery for large-scale production of wooden wheels [5]

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Sources of Information

  1. 'John Hutton and Sons, Summerhill, Dublin, Coachbuilders 1779-1925' by Jim Cooke, Dublin Historical Record Vol. 45, No. 1 (Spring, 1992), pp. 11-27, Published by Old Dublin Society
  2. [1] Article 'Triumphant Carriages' in Household Words, 23 October 1852
  3. Dublin Evening Mail, 8 January 1851
  4. Freeman's Journal, 27 December 1856
  5. Freeman's Journal, 8 December 1863