From the Feb 1934 issue of Modern Mechanix, here’s the locomotive French popcorn and peanut stand:
All locomotive parts above the wheels are ingeniously made from sheet metal. A small boiler supplies steam for the locomotive whistle, but this whistle has the characteristic squeaky note of the popcorn wagon.
I say bring back this Locomotive Popcorn Stand! Link
scomofo
actually, in the Alsace region of France, these are still quite popular. I live in strasbourg, which has dozens of these things active, though nowadays they’ve expanded to selling roasted chestnuts and gummy candies.
Bertrand
you can find a recent picture of such a stand in Strasbourg here (not the same as in the paper):
http://photos.linternaute.com/photo/402966/6311914325/1741/la-locomoti ve-aux-marrons/
Bertrand
Bertrand
another picture with more locomotives (still in strasbourg, France) here :
http://www.chezfranchi.com/marronsgrilles.htm
Bertrand
Christophe
From an historical point of view I doubt the pop corn theory, and I think this locomotive is more of the roasted chesnuts kind. After all, it’s written ‘Marrons’ on it….
Melissa
Here in Fort Smith, Arkansas, there was a popcorn and peanut locomotive in operation downtown around the turn of the century. It was destroyed when a tornado struck the neighborhood (I believe the tornado was in 1911, but I may be wrong on that.)
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