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Wagon, Peddler’s:  Kingery Popcorn/ Peanut Wagon



Rectangular sheet metal body, gold painted above and red below, with a

ventilated peaked silver roof.  Mounted on a green-painted undercarriage

with four rod-spoked steel-rim wheels, leaf springs, and a towing handle on

its swiveled front axle.  The body's upper section has double glass doors,

and windows all around, and contains a kerosene burner supporting a corn

popper pan with detachable cover and mechanical stirring rod.  Lower

section has two drawers, and two chambers with burners, of which one,

probably a peanut roaster, has a rotating drum and pour spout.  The

mechanical drive trains to the drum and popcorn stirrer are missing.  Flow

to the various burners is controlled by valves on a distribution manifold

below the body, and is supplied from a roof-mounted cylindrical kerosene

tank.  "Kingery" and "HOT PEANUTS" "BUTTERED POPCORN" is on kerosene tank.



Manufacture date:  C 1915



Artist/ Maker:  Kingery



Dimensions:  L 165, W 76, H 198 CM



Materials:  Steel, glass, wood



Condition:  Fair to good.  Minor mechanical parts missing, valves frozen.

Slight rust.

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Keri Koehler

Supervisory Collections Manager

Cultural Resources and Museum Management Division

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Fort Mason, Building E

San Francisco, CA 94123-1314

Phone:  415-561-7042

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