Happy New Year Tin Can Tourists. Thanks for your support in 2022 and all the best for this year.
There’s a few new posts on rvhistory.com which may be of interest to your members:
A rare ‘living car’ from 1901 – “in 1901 resourceful 25-year-old Glen Wickes used a living car for a more unusual purpose – to live in with his mother whilst he traveled the country with his mobile machine shop.”
https://www.rvhistory.com/post/the-portable-machine-shop-of-glen-wickes-usa-1901
A blog on how travel trailer design evolved from the horse-drawn to the horsepower era – The ten key steps in American travel trailer design…
https://www.rvhistory.com/post/the-early-design-evolution-of-the-american-travel-trailer
The final part of a five-part series on early RV history, covering the years 1938-9 – In the final blog of our five-part series on early RV history we cover the years of 1938 and 1939, when the RV industry collapsed in the USA but thrived elsewhere.
https://www.rvhistory.com/post/early-rv-history-part-five
Best Wishes
Andrew
I have a number of older campers, a motorhome made by Anheuser-Busch during prohibition. The first patented travel trailer. Four file drawers, full of original brochures. Plus about 10 other campers made from 1919 to about 35. I also have all of the props that would go with these campers. The majority are not restored but in good condition. I also was made a member of the original 10 canters club. And they gave me all of the artifacts, including the podium banners, and original stamp for correspondence. I was unable to post this on things for sale. Any help you could give me would be appreciated..