Circle up the wagons! 342/365
04/16/12
"The shape of things to come" series
SB - I just did what you said, so get down off your high horse.
[This an an old design for a story my son did back in middle school. This particular wagon was sold by a german immigrant named, Franz Ffolkes. He didn't fair very well against the big market wagoneers like Conestoga, so he moved to St. Louis in hopes of cornering the spot sales market.
He priced his compact wagons at a discount price, targeting the settlers who had a smaller budget. Once he began selling his "Ffolkes Wagons" at a steady clip, he branched out by hiring his brother, Hans, to man an office in California. This move allowed him to capture another market for those who had even less funds in their budgets to purchase wagons. He started renting his wagons under the banner, "Budget Rent-a-wagon." His ugly little wagons became known as "Dungbeetles" due to their odd shape. Soon the name was shortened to "beetle" because nobody wanted to ride around in a piece of crap. The little wagon proved very economical, requiring only 1/3 the number of horses to get the same speed and distance of the larger prairie schooners. And now you know, and knowing is half the battle.]
23 pictures of SB to go
23 pictures of SB
Take one pic and post it to flick...r
22 pictures of SB to go
Circle up the wagons! 342/365
04/16/12
"The shape of things to come" series
SB - I just did what you said, so get down off your high horse.
[This an an old design for a story my son did back in middle school. This particular wagon was sold by a german immigrant named, Franz Ffolkes. He didn't fair very well against the big market wagoneers like Conestoga, so he moved to St. Louis in hopes of cornering the spot sales market.
He priced his compact wagons at a discount price, targeting the settlers who had a smaller budget. Once he began selling his "Ffolkes Wagons" at a steady clip, he branched out by hiring his brother, Hans, to man an office in California. This move allowed him to capture another market for those who had even less funds in their budgets to purchase wagons. He started renting his wagons under the banner, "Budget Rent-a-wagon." His ugly little wagons became known as "Dungbeetles" due to their odd shape. Soon the name was shortened to "beetle" because nobody wanted to ride around in a piece of crap. The little wagon proved very economical, requiring only 1/3 the number of horses to get the same speed and distance of the larger prairie schooners. And now you know, and knowing is half the battle.]
23 pictures of SB to go
23 pictures of SB
Take one pic and post it to flick...r
22 pictures of SB to go