1944 Dodge Sign Company Truck with Crane
Name/Title
1944 Dodge Sign Company Truck with CraneEntry/Object ID
2019.0002.0075Description
1944 Dodge WHA-48, dually flatbed truck, manually-operated 40'-0" with a circa 1949 hand-crank Garland crane. Donated to the Museum from Sign Company in San Bernadino, CA, who acquired the truck in 1966. The truck's life before that is unknown. At that time it had the faded original paint and had been in storage for many years. The Company restored the truck, disassembling every part, sandblasting seam cleaning and painting every part, reupholstered interior and refurbished the bed. When the donation time came, the donor located an original c. 1949 manually-operated 40' Garland sign crane in a junk yard in Sacramento. They disassembled it, fully restored to original condition and mounted to the truck.Collection
Permanent CollectionCategory
Signs/Displays