Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 74, No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, September 28, 1987 Page: 5 of 10
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Sapulps (Okie.) Herald, Monday, September U, 19S7—PAGE FIVE
Man makes a wagon to fit everyone’s needs
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — These
days, many things are accessible to the
handicapped. But popcorn wagons?
It’s true. Tom Rohr of Brainerd is
manufacturing popcorn wagons that
are equipped with ramps suited to
wheelchairs, suitable for the hand-
icapped to operate.
“It just seems that people in wheel-
chairs are a fairly ignored group of
people," said Rohr. "They want the
opportunity to be independent, too."
Rohr began building his "Crowd
Pleascrs” this spring, but he’s been
experimenting with building tradition-
al popcorn wagons for 10 years.
He bought his first wagon ready-
made and remodeled it to fit his speci-
fications. In 1978, he built his second
one from scratch in his garage. Rohr’s
son Dave, 18, said it was so tall that his
father had had to cut the garage door to
get it out.
Rohr said that his wagon designs
had undergone many changes since he
freed that early model from his garage
workshop, and now his main emphasis
is on ease of operation.
"All that is really needed to run this
wagon is enough upper-body strength
to get up the ramp and enough courage
to work a businesa alone," said Rohr.
Adapting the wagons for people in
wheelchairs was one of the most trying
aspects of the project, Rohr said.
"There were two traumatic times
that really stick out in my mind. One
was getting the ramp system to work
and two was seeing if there was
enough room in the wagon far a
wheelchair to turn around," he said.
Rohr said that he and the craftsmen
of Brainerd Outdoor Spans were the
primary designers of the wagons. That
firm’s owner, John Kurtzman, has
worked with him an many models.
One of the inventions they are proud of
is a shelf that can snap from one
window onto another, allowing
service from either side of the wagon.
Realizing that many places "don’t
just have bushes you can plug into,"
he set out to make a wagon that doesn’t
depend on electricity.
He developed the option of popcorn
poppers powered by either gas or
electricity. The nonelectrical wagons
run on 12-volt batteries and gas.
The latest models are painted bright
red and feature gold scroll lettering on
their sides. They can be operated by
one person. And, although they must
be towed to their destinations, they can
be permanently placed by removing
their towing hitches.
"It takes about two weeks ... to
finish one wagon,” said Rohr. "The
going is slow because it’s all hand-
done, a piece at a time."
Rohr insists that the wagons are so
easy to operate that even a child could
do it. His six children could testify to
that.
Dan, 19, the oldest, said that he was
12 when he started working in the
wagon with brother Dave, then 11.
"We had to stand on milk crates to
reach out of the windows, we were so
short," said Dan.
The popcorn-wagon business has
turned out to be more than Rohr had
bargained for. What started out as a
hobby is about to become a national
marketing effort The wagons might
even be sold internationally.
"I get real, real tired of ‘ l-shoulda’
people," said Rohr. "I’m a doer.
There are a lot of thinkers around, but
I’m a thinker and a doer.
"Not everyone is going to own one
of these," he said. "It’s a highly
specialize) unit. I’m hoping to sell
about 24 the first year we’re in
operation."
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Lake, Charles S. Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 74, No. 13, Ed. 1 Monday, September 28, 1987, newspaper, September 28, 1987; Sapulpa, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1502487/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.