Peddler's Pushcart, 1900-1925
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Cities across the country operated public markets to give their citizens access to fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, meats, and trinkets. Cities required vendors to have licenses like those on this cart. In exchange for paying licensing fees, vendors secured positions at the markets. Their carts served as stages for exhibiting items they offered for sale.
Cities across the country operated public markets to give their citizens access to fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, meats, and trinkets. Cities required vendors to have licenses like those on this cart. In exchange for paying licensing fees, vendors secured positions at the markets. Their carts served as stages for exhibiting items they offered for sale.
Artifact
Pushcart
Date Made
1900-1925
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.2037.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant Material)
Color
Brown
Red
Dimensions
Height: 34 in
Width: 45 in
Length: 106.5 in
Diameter: 33 in (wheel)
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