1959 Marlette vintage Mobile Home time capsule
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- 1959 Marlette Las Vegas model. I've had this for years. Up until I bought it, it spent it's whole life on Lake Greenwood, SC, owned by the same family for 50+ years and used seasonally. It was purchased new in Greenville, SC Dealership. It is the Aluminum skin model and very original. Check out my other videos for more vintage mobile homes, houses and cars
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That's so legit, I thought that we'd see Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel inside playing cards together!!!😄👍😄
It's livable, simple man living
I purchased one of those in 1987 when I knew I was returning to graduate school, and hence would be poor for two years. I sold it the month I graduated in 1989. Yes, it was crude by today's standards but it's from 1959! For a poor kid who really wanted to get thru college no matter what, the Marlette was a faithful buddy. It gave me little rooms, heater, fridge and a roof when I needed it. I always felt very cozy there. From time to time I find myself still giggling over the thought of my 1959 mobile home. They served their purpose in history. BTW, the thought and careful design that went into these was very impressive. I only began to notice how thoughtful was the design as I began to live there. I constantly noticed how the engineers had anticipated my needs. Quality craftsmanship in 300 sq feet.
Thanks for the comment. I am an engineer and I completely agree. There was so much ingenuity designed into these, mostly around weight savings.
My sister and I lived in one of these until 1963. Back then we thought it was a castle.
@B Brunson It would be a castle to me when I got through, if I had one.
Marlette was one of the best quality trailers for many years. Loved seeing this.
I like how you have an awning over the trailer that’s a great idea so there won’t be any water damage coming in through the roof.
Good for In summer as they are like a oven with the sun beating on them.
Where I live in the Pacific NW USA, thats the only way you can keep a trailer from leaking
i still live in a 1950s marlette trailer
Marlette was a quality built mobile home.
That is cool. What year and size? I hope this video helps with any questions you may have had on what it may have been like originally
Man, I still live in a teepee !
I bought a trailer at a lake in Michigan three years ago, but the previous owner had no idea of the year or anything else (transaction via bill of sale). I had been searching for the make and year to no avail. Then I came across this video. This is nearly identical to mine. Mine had some water damage and had some of the wood replaced. Some of the other original elements are gone, like the fridge and the heater, but the layout is identical. It even has that funky white & gold paneling in the bathroom. I live in it in the summer. Mine could be a year or two newer or older, but I'll just go with 1959, because that was the year I was born!
I live in a 1967 Melody homes trailer. 2 bedroom I bought when I graduated high school in 1980. I paid $1000 for it😁 12'×48'. If you do the up keep they last. If your lazy they fall apart.
Well, that is REALLY old, and I know because I was born in 1959!! It’s in far better shape than me! 😂😂
Me too!
@@carol07643me three!
Amazing that it has the original furniture. This little trailer was one of the first tiny houses, but large enough for a single person. If there is a storage building, a single person should have enough space, even a single person with a child, and parent sleeping on sofa.
The pink sink and oven is just too cute. Love all of the original decor.
The original Tiny House
I wish they still made those . That is one sweet little home. Who says new is better. You come to a point in your life , you just want less. I could see this set up on a lot . To increase living area , add a covered deck , put a little storage building at end of deck add porch rails, add underpinning to trailer . landscape with a white picket fence with roses growing. Maybe one of those old metal porch rockers with a removable cushion a couple pots of petunias on the deck. A small deck set and a mosquito killer. Home sweet Home.
Sounds delightful
Great video. When I was a boy I was just fascinated wtih trailers and mobile homes. Still am. Awesome vintage model.
It's so cute. Love the pink appliances and green bathroom.
Great to see this gem surviving and taken care of.
I wish I had this to live in right now...it's perfect for a single person.
At least someone had the common sense to cover it years ago. Every RV or trailer should come with a cover. It should be able to be rolled up easily on the sides when you use it so you’re not having to climb on top of it.
Not a bad little trailer. I like it!!
These were the strongest best awesome lil cozy home, very much roomy and great width!!💝💝💝
That is a cutey, all i need is my lil Land! 😄😄
That thing looks like it's out of a movie.
It's a beautiful testimony to simpler times, just awsome 😍 thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your comments!
Simple yet regal. I like it very much.
Love the pink propane stove! I'd love to have that in a tiny house or skoolie build.
Check out the pink kitchen in my 1960 Zimmer video. '59-'60 seemed to be the height in popularity of that color
@@vintagemobilehome2685 will do, lol.
Love the style of this old trailer. In such great condition inside and furnishings/fixtures. Thank you!
Better housing than living on the street.
That's where I'm at now I'd love to have something like that
@@michaelstrangefranke7002 , it would be a home, I hope you find what you need.
@@thefarmersdaughter8235 thanks but unfortunately I don't see anything happening I've been like this for a year-and-a-half now and everyday is taking more and more of a toll on my health
@@michaelstrangefranke7002 , I'll pray for you.
@@thefarmersdaughter8235 thank you and bless you
That is just so cool. I love has the fixtures are ‘residential’ as opposed to all the plastic crap today. Very nice. Hope you restore it.
I can totally see myself living in this and enjoying life. This home has something in common with many, many American cars of the era... The forward slant of the front, which gives it an in motion appearance even though it's stationary. This looks like it's in remarkably great condition given its age.
I agree, what an amazing time for radical car styling from '56-'60, and mobile homes too. thanks for comment
Badass! The original charm is wonderful.
Oh my gosh!!! All of the original decor, those windows - so kitchy 💖💖💖
Love it thanks for showing vintage trailers.
so adorable I would love to own it
It really has been taken care of. Wonderful video.
Nice time capsule. Would still make a nice home/camp as it appears to have been well cared for.
These trailers had so much character & charm. Completely understand necessary modernization but it's a shame today's units have lost those delightful little details, niches & cozy accents that made people really want to see what's inside. And fall in love. The same with mobile homes.
My husband worked at market in Americus ga. From 1964 til 1967.
LUV THIS MINI MARLETTE! i own a 1961 marlette 10x60 with all slat windows 2 front doors lol birch paneling throughout curved countertops globe hanging lights it has a real atomic era style pink tub too! Sadly due to damage it was remodeled years ago but still retains much of its original style and this girl is built like a old wooden ship we were amazed at the craftsmanship and the hardy materials that were used also the center of the home has almost a 9 foot ceiling in kitchen/living room it blows people away when they first come inside. Thx for sharing ur marlette!!
Thanks for sharing. I'd love to see more. Do you post anything about it on a Facebook group?
The front door handle, click clack couch... the sinks in pink and green!!! LOVE IT! What a jewel!
that is a time capsule. I love it. you could rent it out as a movie set for a period film.
I have a 1962 mark trailer in Palm Springs CA some stuff is still original on it, it has those windows like yours has. Thanx for sharing!🤗
The "click-clack" sofa as he called it, was called a "sofa bed"!!. And the the "sliding door" was called a " pocket door"! Very intetesting, thanks for showing us 😊
So cool it's still got all the original stuff. It's like the Rockford Files trailer. What a lucky find!
Thanks for the comment! Good eye. Rockford's was a 1959 Nashua, which was on the low end of cost and quality. Check out my video of the 1960 Zimmer. That was on the other end of the price scale.
My neighbor used to live in one of these it was put in as a permanent structure complete with wood basement was very unique in it own right.
It's beautiful! What a find for you! ☺
My first home after I married was a 10x50 Mariette! All wood cabinets etc.1965 I Think!
I find many people as they get older learn to love and admire objects from their youths. For awhile as a youth I owned a 1944 Teardrop, just love that thing. But beong young could not afford to restore it, so sold it to someone who could. Another great little camping trailer was the early 1960's Scooty Sportsmans, could easily hall it behind a car.
Totally agree!
Marlette was a premier mobile home builder. They had a couple of lines, but the Marletter was el primo for the times. And they came furnished. This really is a trip. Thanks for posting the video!
Thanks for your comment. I too was shocked when i realized all the furniture was original furnishings from Marlette. All was just as it came except the bathroom faucet.
I grew up in a little bit bigger and newer version. My parents bought one new in the late 1960s and yes it came new with all new future. It's interesting that this one is 9 yrs older but still has similar features to the one my parentsowned.
Would love to see pictures.
My daddy had bought two different trailers from the 50's in my late 20's They were so beautiful, all original. He needed money some 25 years later and I couldn't afford to buy one off of him for what he needed. The same guy bought both of them from him. He knew he had 😂 Those were the days of real beauty in road travel to me.
cool story, i wonder what they were
@@vintagemobilehome2685 I don't remember. But they were beautiful inside, and well taken care of before my dad had them. They were still in pretty good shape when he sold them.
Omg, this vintage home is GORGEOUS! Thank you for sharing! Thrre is a Vintage RV group that would pay good money for this, I love it!!
In 1968, my husband, myself and my
15 month old daughter lived in this exact model of a Marlette mobile home in Soldotna, AK. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Keani Glacier in late January, 1969 and we able to get out of the trailer before the Glacier broke apart and swept everything in its path away with it. Most frieghten I've ever been in my life!
I have a 1978 doublewide.these were well built mobile homes.
Agree. Maintained properly, these homes can really last. thanks for your comment
Wow so cute 🥰 love that everything is original. Love your videos just came across one and know I’m hooked love the vintage trailers/móvil homes. Thanx for sharing
Beautiful! The OG tiny home! ❤️
Nicely taken care of. Sweet video!🙌🙌🙌
If u ever put it on the market
There will be feeding frenzy
I nv u this .....great vid and trailer
Love the pink, great 50s color!
Love the old time trailer homes!!🤗🤗
Looks very similar to the mobile home that my grandparents lived in during the late 1960's
I really like that. Big enough for myself and my cats! Thanks!
Yes, Life's necessities!
Love the original tiny house.
I think it looks nice and has really been taken care of!
I enjoyed this. Thank you!
Awesome... Very Nice. Lots of History ! Thank you for showing it on you tube !
Adorable, cute and charming. Love vintage homes😊
Thanks for sharing! I really enjoyed seeing this!
Thanks for the kind comment. Please consider checking out my other video's for similar old things kept as they were
Ya know, making these in a fiberglass, monocoque type of shell (see Casita, Oliver, Bigfoot or Escape travel trailers) could be a solution to a lot of housing problems.
How cool love to own something like that
At 1 time, Marlette was among the top brands of mobile homes. My Aunt and Uncle bought 1 in 1976 and it was still in great shape when they sold it in 1995. Theirs had 3 bedrooms and the living room had an extension.
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Looks like our first home in Alaska. Everything was small.
Nice. Sadly, most of these vintage trailerhomes have been used and abused and many have rusted away or been reincarnated as soup cans. I lived in a vintage trailer as a kid for a time. No idea how old it was, but it was probably 40s-50s. That trailer still exists, but has been a rental property for decades. I saw it up for rent last year.
Mark, thanks for comment. Check out my other two trailer homes which are older. Maybe they will look more like the one from your childhood.
Many that do survive are slowly rotting away in woods and forests that once were fields, forgotten, abandoned.
Reminds me of Florida when I was a kid in the 60's, LOL
Thank you for documenting this I wish this could come back
So cool.
Oh wow it’s fabulous, l love it
Awesome!! Thank you for sharing!!!
I could live in that it's beautiful
LOVE the pink kitchen!!
I was expecting the bathroom to be pink too. Imagine decorating this. That would be fun.
Weren't these old vintage trailers too cool,so retro!! Loved your video!!👍🏻
I'd live in it for sure.
I had one like this growing up it was painted army green and light green. I wish I still had it. I had a pink bath room tub, toilet and sink. It had plenty of cabinet space and believe this or not it had enough closets for me. I loved it so much. ✌👍🔱💞 mine had 2 bench seats where you have a sofa ..my table was there between the bench seats.
Perfect size for one person to live in. Of course, if I were living in a similar unit, I would replace that big bed with a twin bed or even a hammock.
I’m excited to see the end table to the right of the sofa! It’s twin sits in my living room! It was my dad’s night stand for decades. my parents lived in trailers during the first half (at least) of their marriage. guess that’s how they acquired it? great video!
What a lovely camper 🌸💕
Thanks for the kind comment
I adore this mobile home!
thanks for the kind comment
When my wife and I married on April 17 , 1965 in Aiken , SC we moved to Charleston , SC and purchased a Temo II mobile home from Dixie Mobile Homes in Charleston , it was 50 feet long and 10 ft wide. We lived at the Independant Trailer Park on Rivers Ave.
So cool everything is original......loved watching this!
Thanks for the tour. Love the ford 8N
Thanks, both the Marlette and 8N hanging in there. The '54 Ford Customline is beyond hope.
This is a neat little trailer , all original features ,so fashionable right now , I’m sure you will have no problem selling it , thanks for the video x
Wow, that's awesome. Interesting to physically see how time and technology has evolved over the years rather than referring to old magazine ads on how what is now "Vintage" cars, trailers, buses appliances etc..were made, decorated and so forth.
Thank you for sharing your video with us.
Kind regards, Eric Dee
Very lovely. 👍
That's a great mobile home, has a lot of style. I do hope you repaint the exterior (in the original color scheme, of course)
Thanks, I am trying to keep the old paint going....definitely a lot of patina now.
Lucy and desis movie, " the big trailer" 😅😅😅 was about this big, good video
This is amazing , this cute vintage home is original
With house prices being what they are i think we're going to see alot of mobile homes like this.
Well loved.
Super cute. Thank you for sharing.
Gorgeous
A dear friend of mine lived in a '59 Marlette just like this one for several years in the '80s. That sucker was SOLID! You could slam the front door and nothing moved at all. It was a bit cramps when 3 or 4 people were visiting though.
The color of it still whold look like my graet graet grampas mobile home his mobile home looked just like this it was from Missouri and i like this home its nice
The pink stove 😍😍😍
This really reminds me of the trailer my mom had when i was a kid- it had those windows on the door to
I remembered one of those. I would suggest to use for camping but remember that no A/C and leave windows open overnight at your own risk.
Thank you so much for sharing! Please contact museum in Elkhart county Indiana - please! Your time capsule miracle surpasses many jewels they display