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Who made my 1947 utility trailer?
This might be a bit far from topic but still, it has wheels, goes on the road and is older than me. I recently acquired a 4'x6' utility trailer. The registration paperwork (and the original owner) says that it was made in 1947. The ID plate riveted to the frame says that it was sold by the Sears, Roebuck Company and gives a model and serial number to be used "when ordering parts." The trailer itself is of welded steel construction with a single inverted "U" channel drawbar (no "A" frame), a sprung "U" channel axle, stake pockets and a drop tailgate. The springs are leaf-type with spring eyes and brackets on the leading edge, the springs slide in a bracket at the trailing edge, no pivoting shackle. There are no fixtures for shock absorbers. The hubs are five-on-five, with left-handed lugs on both sides and without brakes. The fenders look like miniature post-war pickup truck fenders, not a simple stamped arch. The entire thing weighs about #600. Any ideas on who might have manufactured this for Sears? It looks as much like a WWII "Ben Hur Mfg." one-ton cargo trailer as any other open cargo trailer might, but I'm looking at a reprint TM right now and it is clearly not a civilianized copy of that, none of the details match up. Just curious. -- |
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