The March/April, 1939 issue of Popular
Homecraft ran a story and plans for a teardrop trailer designed and
built by Louis Rogers of Pasadena, California in the 1930's for his
honeymoon coach.
The
8'x4' floor plan was on tongue-and-groove flooring on a pine chassis.
Rogers used a Chevrolet front axle with 28" wheels and 1926 Chevrolet
rear fenders. Sides and top were enclosed with 1/8" hard pressed board
sealed with varnish.
This teardrop slept two and had the
raise-up deck lid for the rear kitchenette with ice box and stove. A
curtain-enclosed dressing room outside the starboard entry door provided
privacy while dressing.
The February, 1940 issue of Popular
Mechanics ran a story and plans for a egg-shaped teardrop trailer.
It was built on a 1924 Chevrolet Superior front axle with disk wheels
from a 1930 Chevrolet.
The floor was of tongue-and-groove oak
over a spruce chassis. The exterior was 1/8" pressed board sealed with
varnish. This 9'x5'9-1/2" floor plan featured a pressurized water tank
with running water to a sink, a stove and ice box in the rear
kitchenette. The cabin provided standing room beside the double bed for
dressing, a small clothes closet, a chemical toilet and a single entry
door on the starboard side. ------Continued------
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