Bringin' Up the Rear--

 These are pictures of the REAR- TEAR OUT PHASE---
I'll show you pictures and tell you what I know what I think I know.
 (If you have information or details as always-- please, pass it on to me- cause I'm still learning and researching)

YES! Those are huge nails right thru the aluminum siding. Dog-gone it! 

The tail lights I think are called Wedding Cake lights. 

Both are cracked and broken and needing to be replaced. 

The paneling underneath these lights is rotted (but that's another post) 

The bumper is square and hollow. 

In doing my research and from what I've seen snooping around at other trailers...

this bumper is for holding a 'sanitation- dumping hose' 

YAY! 

That tells me that my little Camper had a Potty inside...AT SOME POINT. 

I Sooooo want a POTTY INSIDE.

So now we have to figure out where it went. That is why I took some crazy pictures of the ceiling.  

 This is the trim (coming from the top of the picture down)and it was screwed on with hex-head screws.Then along the edges where the side metal meets the rear metal... I don't know if you can see the detail or not... but... those are nail holes; more like little tacks to hold that metal down.

Once you get all those little nails out...using a pair of vice grips or channel locks...(whatever your tool of choice  WEAR GLOVES...THE METAL IS SHARP AND IT WILL CUT YOU!)

ANYWAY... under that... are little tiny staples holding the first layer of metal (in this case the side panel) to the plywood. 

So... 

SCREWS

NAIL-TACKS

STAPLES. 

I guess whatever works-- I'm figuring this trailer is about 50 plus years old- and what ISN'T EATEN OR ROTTEN--- IS STILL HOLDING! 

OK... 

AND THIS IS WHERE I ASK FOR YOUR HELP.... 

I told you there are no IDENTIFICATION MARKS on our trailer. 

We don't know the 

MAKE

YEAR

MODEL 

nothing. 

But twice I've found these markings on the inside of the metal skin... 

You know anything about OKIE MANUFACTURING? 

This was written on the front panel and the rear panel... ?  

I've done a little search-- not exstensively. 

I've found nothing. 

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a metal manufacturer that would have provided the metal skin for campers back in the day?  If so what makers? 

I so want to know about our trailer!!! 

Thanks for Reading

Grace and Peace