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Measurements:
overall: 59 in x 39 in x 52 in; 149.86 cm x 99.06 cm x 132.08 cm
overall: 57 1/4 in x 40 in x 62 in; 145.415 cm x 101.6 cm x 157.48 cm
Object Name:
ambulance
Other Terms:
ambulance; Road; Veterinary
Place made:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
ca 1897
Description:
In 1885, Henry Copperthite established a wholesale pie baking company in the Georgetown section of Washington, D. C. By the turn of the century, his “Connecticut pies,” named for the state where he had learned his trade, were very popular throughout the nation’s capital. The Georgetown bakery produced more than 10,000 pies each day, and a fleet of horse-drawn wagons delivered them to grocery stores and restaurants. The child-size, pony-drawn wagon in the collection of the National Museum of American History was used in parades and other advertising activities according to Copperthite descendants.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph F. Robinson
ID Number:
TR.330651
Catalog number:
330651
Accession number:
299303
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
Transportation
Road Transportation
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-8075-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_843070