Opens the Doors of the World: The Wayne Touring Home. A Lifetime Through Ticket of Health and Happiness
Richmond, IN: The Wayne Works, [1923].
7.5 x 10.5 inches, 31 pp, in wrappers illustrated to resemble carriage-house garage doors, opening at the center to reveal the full-color title page featuring an image of a Wayne Touring Home and some happy campers. Accompanied by a price list, cover letter, and original illustrated mailing envelope. Minor abrasion to wraps at two spots where the “doors” were glued shut, else fine. Not located in OCLC.
Scarce and delightful (to those who like to wander) trade catalogue for an early motor home. Manufactured in Richmond, Indiana, Wayne Touring Homes were “constructed and fitted out to provide the same living conveniences to travelers as afforded by modern permanent homes.” They came in lengths of 11 to 19 feet and could accommodate up to six adults in the larger models. As with today’s RVs, customers could pick and chose from a range of furnishings and equipment, including cabinets, tables, seating, beds, overhead racks, stoves, refrigerator, etc., as well as smaller items such as tableware, cookware, bedding, and lanterns—all of which are illustrated and described in this catalogue. And for the man who might wonder why he should bother with a whole extra home, a compelling pitch is given. Once you own a Wayne Touring Home, “Time is of no importance. The weather is no obstacle…Your wife and children, too, are refreshed…with every road open to your passage, your vacation is spent where you want it. When you tire of a place, you’re not tied there. Move on!...You can’t be robbed by grasping hotel keepers. You don’t need to put up with vile accommodations.... Don’t tie up money in the expense a cottage becomes… Don’t have your neighbors spoil the value of your property…. Go where the fishing is!... Rest yourself from your labors. Get real rest, the kind that only a clean, outdoor life brings. Do you want to change your residence? Sell out and go in your traveling home. Look over the county as you go. Try out the new work, the new place. If you don’t like it, move on. The world is yours.” Who could resist?
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