Cobb & Co. Queensland was incorporated as a separate company in 1902, with offices in Petrie Bight, Brisbane.
Cobb and Co Branch, Queensland Museum
The Cobb & Co Museum displays Australia's finest collection of horse-drawn vehicles, and can provide expert advice on the history and technology of Australian horse-drawn vehicles. Training programs are available in heritage trades, and conservation and accessioning for museum personnel. The Museum provides skill based learning programs for preschool, primary, secondary and special needs students. There is an extensive range of Cobb & Co Museum merchandise, publications, education resources, heritage maps, photographs and posters available through the bookshop's mail order catalogue. A second stage was opened last in October 2001. Displays about Toowoomba - the range, the city and the people. Children's Discovery centre - the coach shop and Aboriginal language centre - Binargal. Temporary display gallery.
Items
Stationery stamp and seal
Cobb and Co. Stamp
![Stationery stamp and seal Cobb and Co. Stamp](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/items/Q120-5.jpg)
Horse-drawn carriage
Landau
![Horse-drawn carriage Landau](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/items/Q120-4.jpg)
The Landau was used in the filming of the movie "The Eureka Stockade" in 1947.
Horse-drawn buggy
Four-in-Hand Buggy
![Horse-drawn buggy Four-in-Hand Buggy](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/items/Q120-3.jpg)
Sir Joshua Peter Bell, owner of the 'Four-in Hand', was a squatter, politician and breeder of racehorses.
Horse-drawn bus
Omnibus
![Horse-drawn bus Omnibus](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/items/Q120-2.jpg)
The Omnibus was built in Sydney, but brought to Brisbane in 1892 by Mrs Leah Morton for her family's omnibus business at Bardon. It was subsequently used in Brisbane's northern suburbs until1924.
Horse-drawn coach
Cobb & Co. Coach No. 100
![Horse-drawn coach Cobb & Co. Coach No. 100](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/items/Q120-1.jpg)
The coach was used by Cobb & Co in Charleville. It was subsequently transformed to a drover's wagon in the 1920s by removing the roof. It was converted back into a coach by Ferguson's coachworks, Toowoomba C1950.