The
Gruber Wagon Works
The Place Where Time Stood Still
Carol
J. Hunsberger

This title documents
the history of the Gruber family and its small business that operated
from 1882 through 1971 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. From its
inception through the remaining decades of the pre-automotive era,
the Gruber Works was representative of the many small wagon-making
businesses that occurred throughout the United States. As the automotive
era emerged, wagonmaking businesses typically either transformed
or vanished, but the Gruber business – an exception -- continued
to make wagons and other conveyances until the 1950s and to repair
these vehicles through 1971. In the 1970s, the Gruber building and
its contents were acquired by the US Army Corps of Engineers as
part of a flood-control project and moved about five miles to a
site nearer the city of Reading, after which ownership was transferred
to Berks County and since which time it has served as a unique museum
and interpretive center devoted to documenting and explaining the
tools, materials, technology, and process of wagon-making.
196 pages.
8-1/2 x 11. Over 300 B&W photos. Hard cover. © 2005.
ISBN: 9780977072408.
Order Number: VAP271. Price: $35.00
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