Wagon Land Adventure - Part 5 (Sleighs & Cutters)

When signing the guest book at Wagon Land Adventure
you are met with a couple scale replica sleighs.

Post 5 brings us an incredibly wide variety of sleighs and cutters throughout Eli's collection. 

US Mail delivery sleigh. 

There are 2 slots for reins to keep the driver shielded behind
glass to help with warmth and away from kicked-up snow.

Swinging doors for easy in and out access to make deliveries.

Another delivery sleigh tucked in the corner

Sleighs stacked to the ceiling!

Another angle of the multi-seater sleigh

and don't forget to check out the hearse sleigh from a prior post!

Wagon Land Adventure - Part 4 (Military)

 

Today's adventure of Wagon Land Adventure is a collection of
US Military Horse-drawn Vehicles and Other Items.

Wagon Land Adventure - Part 3 (Bill Wright Vardo Gypsy Wagons)

 

Bill Wright Vardo Gypsy Wagon at Wagon Land Adventure
As with many of the vehicles that Eli has saved, this one needs restoring.

The US West is well known for its pioneer heritage and Conestoga wagons. I was totally not expecting to find one, let alone two Vardo Wagons in the Wagon Land Adventure collection. After reading the description in the image below, I learned that these wagons are pretty uncommon in general as it was custom to burn them and other belongings upon the owner's death. 

I have seen pictures of scale models, and oh is it tempting! There is even a spiralbound book titled "Making Model Gyspy Caravans," though now out of print, that walks you through building one. So, so tempting, but I have so, so many projects... Maybe these pictures will inspire one of you? 

inside peek of the stove

Lion heads in various stages of disrepair

storage box under the wagon

close up of the wheel brake

another oven in a different vehicle

a look a the inside ceiling

Another Vardo Gyspy Wagon at Wagon Land Adventure

Storage box underneath

Both wagons together