Vintage Covered Wagon Wooden Gate Coat Rack 1800’s w/ Antique Metal Acorn Hooks

Description

Vintage Covered Wagon Wooden Gate Coat Rack 1800’s w/ Antique Metal Acorn Hooks and original square nuts (pre 1900)
Note: does not include hanging hardware
Nothing else like this out there for sale. Original piece of history. This was found in the bottom of a barn with wagon parts in Southeastern Ohio.
Dimensions: 40-1/2” x 11-1/4” x 1-1/2” (Hooks stick out 4-1/2” from back of board)
Weight: 8 lbs 12 oz
Color: interior gate with hooks: black, exterior gate barn red
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History of the Covered Wagon:
It is believed that the first covered wagons were built around 1717 in the area surrounding the Conestoga River in Pennsylvania. German immigrants in that area began building these wagons to haul heavy loads over the rough terrain of the area.
The first covered wagons were built in a 'boat' shape, with each end curving up so that the contents of the wagon would not spill out. The tent for the top was also soaked in oil to make it waterproof. The wagon would have been pulled by a team of six horses or oxen, with the driver often walking alongside the wagon or riding some of the horses.
Americans would use wagons as a major mode of transportation for nearly two centuries. The peak years of usage were 1820 to 1860, when Americans used wagons to move out west before railroads became more common.