carriage trade

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“The Aviator and the Showman” is a lavish, layered narrative, a primer on early aviation and the transition of publishing from genteel carriage trade to an industry increasingly reliant on blockbusters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

Hermès is a centuries-old saddlery that once supplied the carriage trade.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2017

They noted that the horse-drawn carriage trade was ended in at least three other cities: London in 1947, Paris in 1965 and Toronto in 1998.

From Time • Apr. 19, 2014

Tennie referred contemptuously to the hypocrisy of Madame Restell’s carriage trade.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2014

Honest, even when I was fittin' corsets for the carriage trade, I never got so close to such a spiffy bunch.

From Wilt Thou Torchy by Ford, Sewell