Graham Brothers "Nomad" Motor Home, 1923
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The motorhome concept is nearly as old as the automobile, but the earliest forms were aftermarket conversions rather than factory products. This Nomad's body originally sat on a Ford Model TT chassis. It was remounted on a Graham Brothers truck chassis in 1928. Novelists John Stanton and Mary Chapman owned the Nomad for 47 years and visited 24 states with it.
The motorhome concept is nearly as old as the automobile, but the earliest forms were aftermarket conversions rather than factory products. This Nomad's body originally sat on a Ford Model TT chassis. It was remounted on a Graham Brothers truck chassis in 1928. Novelists John Stanton and Mary Chapman owned the Nomad for 47 years and visited 24 states with it.
Artifact
Motor home
Date Made
1928
Creators
Chapman, John Stanton Higham, b. 1891
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
United States, Missouri, Saint Louis
Creator Notes
Chassis manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by Graham Brothers, a division of Dodge Brothers. Body was built by Ruizicka Body Co. in Saint Louis, Missouri based on a design by John Stanton Chapman.
Keywords
United States, Arizona, Tucson
United States, California, Solvang
United States, Tennessee, Chattanooga
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
81.97.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert Miller.
Material
Steel
Wood (Plant material)
Rubber (Material)
Cast iron
Cloth
Color
Gray (Color)
Black (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Green
Dimensions
Height: 108 in
Width: 79 in
Length: 19.3 ft
Weight: 2985 lbs
Wheelbase: 140 in
Inscriptions
On hubcaps: GB On center hood decal: GB / GRAHAM BROTHERS / DETROIT
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