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G30.1-125
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- 1921-01 (Creation)
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Once considered one of the finest horse drawn busses in Tacoma, by January of 1921 this wooden coach had been reduced to being a woodcutters shed. Originally purchased in 1896 for the Tacoma Hotel for the astonishing price (at that time) of $1,200, it was sold to woodcutter T.B. Walker of Puyallup in late 1920 for $15. When equipped with a liveried driver and porter, and well-maintained with fresh coats of paint, the coach had presented an impressive view to the hotel's visitors. With the advent of the automotive age, however, the coach became obsolete and was eventually sold to the Tacoma Junk Co. where it languished in a vacant lot. Mr. Walker, standing at the open doorway, bought the tongueless old coach, outfitted it with a stove and stovepipe, and moved it to his wood lot in North Puyallup. Only the faded lettering on the side of the vehicle remained to hint of the coach's past glories. (TDL 1-23-21, A-12) Boland B3598, TPL-1421
Carriages & coaches--1920-1930; Axes; Fuelwood--Tacoma; Walker, T.B.;