Studebaker Wheelbarrow

“The story of John Studebaker begins as a young man in Indiana. He had 4 brothers; Clement, Henry, Peter, and Jacob. The 5 brothers grew up moving around a few states but settling in South Bend, Indiana. Their dad was a wagon maker and so he taught his children the skills needed to do the work of building a wagon. But John was an explorer, John wanted to head West to the great gold land of California where gold is so plentiful not a single soul is poor.”

He landed a job with blacksmith H.L. Hinds who asked him to build a wheelbarrow on his first day of work. The first design was rejected. “John worked hard and made a better one and another and another and soon he was known throughout the town as “Wheelbarrow Johnny” he made the best wheelbarrows that you could buy and he made one each day". He went on to build wagons including those used by the Union Army in the Civil War, eventually moving back and buying into the family's carriage company. Thanks to rickyshistoricaltidbits.com

For consignment, a Studebaker Wheelbarrow, meticulously recreated to replicate the originals used for mining gold. This has wood and steel construction and its authentic design includes the Studebaker name on the front in historical font.

This is a museum quality recreation which has its roots in Placerville, California, where John Studebaker lived and worked until his return to Indiana in 1858.

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