Where is this covered wagon?

[Scott]

I kind of hate to see this thing sitting outside, since it must be rare. Most wagons I see are just regular farm wagons. Now the question is where is it in Oregon. Those bows are probably not original, now that I look at it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm5AyQUik7o

[63t-cab]

They don't improve sitting out,like You say.reminds Me of a Covered Wagon that was well/mostly buried in an old dump sight behind the Barn of an old Farm house My Parents bought in 1965.as kids We would play around it,and as i got older always wondered if it was a Studebaker ?

[Dwain G.]

Halsey, OR. On I-5 in central Oregon north of Eugene.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/pioneer-villa-truck-plaza-inc-halsey

[Scott]

Thanks, Dwain! Next time I'm going up to Portland I'll look out for it.

[Scott]

Oh no! Look how it's deteriorated from this photo!


OR is the photo newer than the movie?

[jclary]

I am saddened every time I see one of these old wagons being used as "yard art." Even the non-Studebaker wagons are, in my opinion, historic relics. Ideally, they should be stored indoors with enough humidity to keep them from dry rotting.

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Is there a way to tell if a wagon was built by Studebaker?

[52-fan]

Not hard to tell that the top bows are not original. Looks better with the covering on it. We still have the wooden bows that my grandad used to cover his load when he hauled freight between Rosebud, Arkansas and Searcy. They were in the barn loft all the time I was growing up and I never realized what they were. The 40+ mile round trip took 2 days with unloading and loading.

[StudeRich]

This Guy has a pretty good Conestoga History Video, but never once mentioned WHO built these, I would think that MOST were probably built by the Worlds Largest Wagon Mfg. !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qJ1h9VgIeU

[Commander Eddie]

I am saddened every time I see one of these old wagons being used as "yard art." Even the non-Studebaker wagons are, in my opinion, historic relics. Ideally, they should be stored indoors with enough humidity to keep them from dry rotting.

In Oregon I think it's more like "wet rotting".

[tjanowia]

I've read that almost half of the wagons used by settlers heading west were using Studebakers. Pretty amazing.