The Gray Line Stage is a design imported from England, where such carriages were used to transport hunting parties around country estates. An open stage, passengers sit high above the road, while personal belongings (or hunting dogs) could be transported in the voids below the seats.
The stage in the society's collection was once owned by the Gray Line company and used to transport sightseers around the Manchester, New Hampshire, area. By delving down into its paint layers, the conservator found a striking black and red paint scheme that may have represented the original.