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Jul 30, 2018 21:30:50
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Stephan G
This was displayed amongst tractors at a state fair. They did start them young.
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Jul 30, 2018 21:35:05
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JoAnneK01
Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii
Great photo! Love these old machines. Mahalo for sharing.
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Jul 30, 2018 21:52:16
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Stephan G
JoAnneK01 wrote:
Great photo! Love these old machines. Mahalo for sharing.
My pleasure. Appreciate your comment.
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Jul 31, 2018 13:00:56
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rabbitslayer
Loc: NW Iowa
Actual doodle bugs were two wheel scooters. They were made in Webster City Iowa. They still annual get togathers there every summer.
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Jul 31, 2018 13:15:28
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Stephan G
It depends on what is being labelled.
From Wiktionary:
4. (historical, "doodlebug tractor") An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War.
9. (obsolete) Individual self-propelled train cars.
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Jul 31, 2018 13:50:43
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rabbitslayer
Loc: NW Iowa
Sorry
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Jul 31, 2018 13:55:01
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rabbitslayer
Loc: NW Iowa
Yours was 1st, scooters were Mande from 1946-48.
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Jul 31, 2018 20:45:21
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Stephan G
rabbitslayer wrote:
Yours was 1st, scooters were Mande from 1946-48.
And there are those of us who like to doodle. We are also called "doodlebugs".
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