amandainvermont
VFG Member
I was researching images of "boiled wool sweater" and this photo appears.
They looked like pretty unusual gypsies, so I went to the source page.
The world's first mobile home? "Custom-made 128 years ago, this 30ft caravan is more like a palace on wheels. Commissioned by Scotsman Dr William Stables, The Wanderer was the first caravan to be made purely for the pleasure of travel. Made from mahogany and maple wood, and painted black and gold, former naval officer Dr Stables wanted the life of a gypsy while traveling in style - spawning the nickname 'Gentleman Gypsy'. So well did he emulate the travellers who inspired him, he was once pelted with stones by unwelcoming villagers. Although it can be pulled by car, in Dr Stables' day the work was done by two horses, Captain Corn-flower and Polly Pea-blossom. An extraordinary sight in its day, he had to employ a valet to cycle ahead and clear the roads, warning road users it was coming. Now, thanks to a donation by Dr Stables’ descendents, the Edwardian single-berth van, which went on its first tour in 1885 and was last used in 1960, has finally come to rest at the Cotswolds Caravan Club."
They looked like pretty unusual gypsies, so I went to the source page.
The world's first mobile home? "Custom-made 128 years ago, this 30ft caravan is more like a palace on wheels. Commissioned by Scotsman Dr William Stables, The Wanderer was the first caravan to be made purely for the pleasure of travel. Made from mahogany and maple wood, and painted black and gold, former naval officer Dr Stables wanted the life of a gypsy while traveling in style - spawning the nickname 'Gentleman Gypsy'. So well did he emulate the travellers who inspired him, he was once pelted with stones by unwelcoming villagers. Although it can be pulled by car, in Dr Stables' day the work was done by two horses, Captain Corn-flower and Polly Pea-blossom. An extraordinary sight in its day, he had to employ a valet to cycle ahead and clear the roads, warning road users it was coming. Now, thanks to a donation by Dr Stables’ descendents, the Edwardian single-berth van, which went on its first tour in 1885 and was last used in 1960, has finally come to rest at the Cotswolds Caravan Club."
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http://bussorah.tripod.com/wicked.html
