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Nice photo Rich.
In the UK we have just celebrated 100 years of trailer/caravan mass production. I would be interested if anyone can date this photo' from the type/make of vehicle. 5th wheelers are still a rare item here. Martin C |
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On 8/13/19 1:30 PM, Martin C wrote:
> Nice photo Rich. > In the UK we have just celebrated 100 years of trailer/caravan mass > production. > I would be interested if anyone can date this photo' from the type/make > of vehicle. > > 5th wheelers are still a rare item here. > Martin C I wish I could help you, sorry. Rich |
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Web find - 5451.jpg - "RV-Adams-Motor-Bungalo-1917-520.jpg" 55.1 kBytes yEnc
On Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:30:02 +0100,Martin C
> >Nice photo Rich. >In the UK we have just celebrated 100 years of trailer/caravan mass >production. >I would be interested if anyone can date this photo' from the type/make >of vehicle. > Smithsonian identifies it as "Adams Motor Bungalo, 1917" (attached). (Photo from the collections of Al Hesselbart and the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...e-rv-56915006/ This page calls it a 1913. "The Smithsonian awards the honor of being the nation’s first recreational vehicle to the Pierce Arrow’s Touring Landau in 1910." "The images below are thought to be the two first mobile homes in America." "Left Image is on display at the RV and Mobile Home Hall of Fame and is believed to be the oldest American travel trailer in existence but not the first. It was built in 1913 for a professor in California. (Courtesy of Wade Thompson, Thor Industries). Right Image is a 1915 Model T Roadster with a 1916 Telescope Apartment. The camper had drawers and extensions on both sides and the end. (Both Images from RV/MH Hall of Fame)" https://mobilehomeliving.org/the-his...-mobile-homes/ The above site adds, "The Touring Landau used a patented fifth wheel trailer hitch mechanism that permanently attached to the automobile. The model was shown at Madison Square Garden and offered to the public for $8,250. It lists a phone line to connect the trailer to the driver and had a chamber pot." I found 'RV/MH Hall of Fame' has little to offer on-line. https://www.rvmhhalloffame.org/ Also note the photo attached from the Smithsonian reads, "Photo from the collection of Glenn Curtis Museum". Glenn Curtis obtained the first pilots license in the US and achieved nearly 140MPH on an 8-cyl motorcycle he built. Then there were boats... Busy guy. https://www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org/ I'm happy to leave it as early 1900s Pierce Arrow, but full info is probably out there. |
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