author
M. C. (Mayton Clarence) Hillick
b. 1859
Best known for a practical guide to carriage and wagon painting, this late-19th-century American writer turned a specialized craft into clear, usable instruction. His surviving work still appeals to restorers, makers, and readers curious about everyday trades of the horse-drawn era.
1 Audiobook
Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting A Treatise on the Painting of Carriages, Wagons and Sleighs, Embracing Full and Explicit Directions for Executing All Kinds of Work, Including Painting Factory Work, Lettering, Scrolling, Ornamenting, Varnishing, etc., with Many Tested Recipes and Formulas
by M. C. (Mayton Clarence) Hillick
About the author
Mayton Clarence Hillick, usually listed as M. C. Hillick, was an American author born in 1859. The clearest surviving record of his career is his book Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting, a detailed manual on painting carriages, wagons, and sleighs.
The book was first published in 1898 and was later issued in a third edition in 1903. It covers materials, varnishing, lettering, ornament, and workshop practice, suggesting that Hillick wrote for working painters as well as ambitious learners who wanted reliable, step-by-step advice.
Little biographical detail appears to be widely preserved beyond his name, birth year, and authorship of this book. Even so, his work offers a useful glimpse into a skilled trade at the turn of the 20th century, and that practical focus is what keeps his name in circulation today.