Montgomery Wards appears to be one of the early retailers of the Single Wheel trailers, as there are a
couple examples of mid to late 40's trailers here. There were at least 2 different trailers and 3
different body styles sold by Montgomery Wards. From one of the newest entrys into this page, at least one
was built by the LA Young Spring and Wire Corporation, out of Oakland Ca. The trailer with the loop
spring-steel leaf spring, seen here is the Trailaway model 8. According to the plate on the wheel assembly,
the trailer has a 750 lbs load capacity. While this seems to resolve the mystery of where at least one of
these trailers was manufactured for Montgomery Wards, knowledge is still extremely limited and as of yet,
the underlying manufacturer of the other trailer may still be unknown. It is possible that the LA Young
Spring and Wire Corporation built both trailers, but there hasn't been an example of the other trailer with
the LA Spring plate. If you have any info, literature or pictures of any other Montgomery Wards trailers
drop me a line and tell me about it.
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