My brother landed this trailer from an estate for cheap and traded it to me for one of my pickup bed trailers. I have carefully looked it over, and it's a late-model Bantam T3-C, apparently re-sold by Gambles (dept. store). The data plate was intact and is a trimmed and reversed Bantam plate with a different number stamped on the back side. See here: Sears Hiawatha Bantam Trailer - http://bantamt3c.com/hiawatha.htm. I will excavate the tailgate paint to see if I can come up with a Hiawatha name....
The trailer seems to be very complete - 1 7/8 Fulton coupler, correct tailgate, correct landing leg casting, correct safety chains, etc. Needs PM and tires. I do like the Montgomery Wards Air Cushion spare tire. Taillights are all wrong, and I may install Model A Ford lights that are similar to the Arrow lights it would have had.
Like any red-blooded American, I have always wanted a military trailer, and this is close enough. I will likely keep it very close to stock, since it's a bit of a rarity.
The trailer seems to be very complete - 1 7/8 Fulton coupler, correct tailgate, correct landing leg casting, correct safety chains, etc. Needs PM and tires. I do like the Montgomery Wards Air Cushion spare tire. Taillights are all wrong, and I may install Model A Ford lights that are similar to the Arrow lights it would have had.
Like any red-blooded American, I have always wanted a military trailer, and this is close enough. I will likely keep it very close to stock, since it's a bit of a rarity.