Wagon, Child's
Object number2009.56.1 a,b
Datec. 1952
Mediumvar. wood, metal & metal palting, paint, varnish. fabric, paper, inks, rubb
Credit LineLeonard J. Garlicki and Margaret A. Garlicki
DescriptionChild's wagon with canvas strap for bundling papers for delivery.Dimensions29 x 20 x 44 in. (73.7 x 50.8 x 111.8 cm)Inscriptions(a)
Varnished oak side-rails are stencilled: "The Sun-Telegraph"
Inside of wagon bed has three partial newpaper leaves glued in place, one section of which pictures a large cartoon depicting "Asian Communism".
(b)
Imprinted in black ink: "Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph".
Historical NotesPittsburgh Sun-Telegraph delivery wagon used by the resident of 243 40th Street in Lawrenceville to deliver newspapers in the neighborhood. The Sun-Telegraph was a local paper that operated from 1927 until 1960 when it was bought by the Post Gazette. The Sun-Telegraph formed from the merger of the Pittsburgh Sun ( 1906-1927) and the Pittsburgh Telegraph (1884-1927).
Related institution
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
On View
On viewCollections
c. 1940
Westinghouse Learning Corporation
F. Pratt Manufacturing Company
