Figure 2. — Wagon bed of the ambulance being restored lor exliibition !:>>■ Cliarles H. Rouell. 

 (Smithsonian photo 5o8goC.) 



mained intact and. even in 1962. pieces of the original 

 canvas still clung to the hood. These pieces, dis- 

 covered during the restoration, were copied in re- 

 placing this part of the ambulance. 



The original manufacturer's plate bearing the name 

 Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co., South Bend, 

 Indiana, as well as other identifying Studebaker 

 marks, remain on the ambulance. Intended to be 

 drawn by a pair of oxen or mules, it is similar in 

 design and construction to the delivery wagons made 

 by Studebaker in 1898, and in some cases the latter 

 were supplied when ambulances were not available. 

 The ambulance is SU feet high overall, 7 feet wide in- 

 cluding the wheels, and 11 feet long. The floor of 

 the ambulance is 38 inches from the ground, and 



the height of the sides, excluding the canvas and 

 hoops, is 27 inches. The canvas is supported by 

 seven hoops which are connected with crossbars. 

 The tailgate is 13?:J inches high, and the back step is 

 36 inches long and 9 inches wide. The diameter of 

 the back wheels is 49 inches and of the front wheels 

 37^4 inches. The front wheels appear to have been 

 cut down for greater maneuverability. The hubs are 

 7 inches in diameter. A foot lever at the driver's 

 right operates the rear-wheel brakes. A water cask is 

 under the driver's seat, the spigot projecting slightly 

 through the side of the body. The body rests on 

 platform springs which provide greater comfort than 

 ordinary wagon springs. The various portions of the 

 wagon are made of different woods, depending on 



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