Sentence examples for wagon maker from inspiring English sources

Studebaker, originally a wagon maker, stood for no-nonsense American durability.

By 1803, it had a wagon maker, a cabinet builder, a blacksmith, a tannery, a cheese factory and two cooperages.

The company started out as a wagon maker in 1852 and built its first car, an electric, in 1902.

Larry Mulderig of Medford knew at the age of 7 that he would make furniture; his great-grandfather had been a furniture and wagon maker, and although the skill "skipped two generations, it was there," he said.

"I've been doing real estate around here for about 25 years now," he said, "and we've sold things like railroad stations, creameries, barns, chicken coops, a wagon maker's shop, country stores, a gas station, schoolhouses and a couple of churches, all of which were converted into homes".

Ford was the early winner with Henry Ford's great creation, the Model T. GM, created by a Flint, Mich., wagon maker, Billy Durant, bought a variety of car lines, betting on the multitude rather than a single car.

Old wagon makers would always look for the strongest tree, which was the tree most exposed to the elements.

Subaru, one of the leading wagon makers, sells about 80,000 AWD wagon-like vehicles a year, but they are generally priced between $26,000 and $28,000.

The 85-year-old is noticeably proud of the museum's permanent exhibition, which retraces the glorious, 100-plus-year history of Studebaker, a wagon-maker turned carmaker.

Suppose one asks, "How many wagons can a wagon-maker buy with a year's salary?" Alas, wagons don't look the same in Estonia, Egypt, or El Salvador and require very different skills to construct.

Studebaker was the only American wagon-maker that successfully transitioned into motorised vehicles, but the company went bankrupt during the Depression and then faced even more problems in the 1950s, thanks to poor labour relations and fierce competition from carmakers in Detroit.