Cravern Dark caravans - ??

[Franklin1]

I don't know whether this is a fair dinkum brand name or not

However, this 1952 classified advertisement from the Canberra Times says it's a Cravern Dark model caravan...



[National Library Australia - Canberra Times - 1952 08 28 05]

(Should have called the van a "Fred Nerks". Might have been more popular...)

[austin125]

Just wondering whether this is an ad typo and when read over the phone should have been a 'Roven'. Also not sure why the ad reads Kero stove and electric stove? Very unusual to have an electric stove in such an early caravan? Over-ride brakes were a fair luxury back then so the apparent luxury offered by Roven may match - will we ever know?
austin125

[JBJ]

Hi,

The 600x20 tyres would have been from a mid to late 20's truck I guess. Not that common on the vans we still have remaining

A shame we have no pix of these old units

JBJ

[bobt]

I am sure that in 1952 they suffered the same problem as we suffer today.

Incorrect wording and spelling appearing in adds..