Do-it-yourself camper shortens miles for motorists
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Valley Times Photo Collection
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This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes In 1948, newspaper columnist Steve Ellingson had an idea. Watching his wife sew one day, he wondered if the concept of sewing patterns could be adapted to woodworking. Why not make full-size, traceable patterns for complex or curved project parts which could take some of the difficulty out of project building? So he drafted the first project and launched U-Bild Woodworking Plans. Ellingson enlisted television stars and other celebrities to help sell his product. Today, more than 60 years later, U-Bild is still selling essentially the same product Ellingson first developed. Photograph caption dated March 29, 1962 reads "The task of putting up a tent in the dark--tricky at best--can be completely avoided by building this plywood sleeping compartment that fits on top of a car, station wagon or in the back of a pickup truck. NBC's Linda Williams and Ron Harper demonstrate. Only eight inches high when traveling, it can be unfolded like an accordion for sleeping in two minutes. For plans: send $1 for No. 281, to Steve Ellingson, Valley Times TODAY Pattern Dept., P.O. Box 2383, Van Nuys, Calif." Insert, lower right, shows compartment folded down.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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