Description:
This beautiful original Gipsy wagon, also called living wagon (woonwagen in Dutch), Pipo wagon, tiny house, wooden caravan or vardo is a traditional horse-drawn wagon developed around 1810 in France. They were soon used by showmen traveling with fairs and circuses as their homes. Romani began living in gipsy wagons around 1850, they called their home a 'vardo' and it became their most prized possession. This Gipsy wagon was built circa 1995 and is typically decorated with beautiful wood carvings on the outside. The wagon is still in very good condition. Windows on all sides of the wagon, a set of steps, original sleeping and storage compartments, cast iron wood burner connected to the chimney. It has the well-known raised roof with windows in the roof on both sides, the so-called 'cuckoo' roof. Buick wheel covers on the wheels, fitted by the previous owner. The wagon does not have a vehicle registration. Weight approx. 1800 kg. Size: Incl. roof 610 x 237 x 330 cm. Condition: Very good.