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BOWLUS - TELLER TRAILERS


BOWLUS - TELLER
'PAPOOSE'
designed by
Hawley Bowlus

Papoose dwg.
In 1935, Bowlus -Teller showed the Papoose in this "commercial" configuration. It had a small writing desk, a Divan that converted into a Double Bed, 6-volt and 100-volt Lighting Circuits, Extension Cord and Tripod.
The company said its desire was to work with the customer in planning and executing special interiors. 		Papoose photo
The Papoose, offered at $750.00, featured the following equipment:
  • Gasoline stove, 2 burner
  • Ice Box, 25-lb. capacity
  • Double strength glass
  • Innerspring Mattersses
  • Curtains
  • Water Tank and Pump
  • Extension Cord
  • Tripod
  • Jumbo Junior Tires

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Hawley Bowlus was the shop foreman for Ryan Aircraft Company when the "Spirit of St. Louis" was made for Charles Lindbergh. There are about twenty Bowlus trailers remaining out of about 140 originally built.

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