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StoryCarts

The hardwood activity cart that rolls into place, retracts its wheels, and settles in like furniture — for an hour, a day, or a month.

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Making your own graphics? Templates, and a true-size check on the model1:1 templates

Optional now — drop a print file on a graphic to see it on the model and check its size, or send it later from your order page.Have print files? Send them after you order, from your order page.

Side panel A 20⅜ × 27⅝ in 1:1 template

Side panel C 20⅜ × 27⅝ in 1:1 template

Side panel D 20⅜ × 27⅝ in 1:1 template

Pivot panel, side 1 16 × 29¾ in 1:1 template

Pivot panel, side 2 16 × 29¾ in 1:1 template

Banner 24 × 72 in 1:1 template

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Packing

Configure Your StoryCart

Base $4,975 — cart, fold-out table, banner assembly

Graphics — choose one
Banner — included, same price either way
Add-ons
Your build $ USD + freight, quoted at checkout
Estimated Lead Time
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Custom-built to order
Ships by
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Then 1–7 business days in transit
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Elegant & mobile

ROLL IT IN · SETTLE IT DOWN

An elegant hardwood alternative to cheap plastic hand carts. Push it into place, retract the wheels, and leave this interactive activity unit for an hour, a day, or a month.

  • Retractable casters for mobile-to-stationary
  • 16"×29¾" pivot panel, printed both sides
  • 24"×72" banner on a leveler post — dye-sub fabric or double-sided vinyl
  • Optional four 10"×13" slide-out panels, printed both sides
  • Lockable drawer and fold-down table
Cart
25¼" × 27" × 33"
Assembled height
79" with banner
Doorways
Fits through a standard door

Dimension drawing

StoryCart in use
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Retractable wheels

MOBILE WHEN YOU NEED IT · FURNITURE WHEN YOU DON'T

Retractable wheels extend for movement but disappear for display. So you get mobility to rearrange easily when needed, but elegant looking furniture when on display.

Note: StoryCarts are best used within a single building. They're not designed for outdoor use or frequent venue changes.

StoryCart retractable wheels
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Easily position your banner

LEVELER INCLUDED WITH EVERY CART

Each StoryCart includes a round banner leveler that makes it easy to position the banner and dial in the perfect hang angle.

// Common Questions

Frequently Asked

Do I have to buy graphics from Upland?
No. Every printed piece has a free 1:1 template — the side and back panels, the pivot panel, the banner, and the optional slide-out panels and reader rail panel — so any large-format print shop can produce them. The templates are listed under the 3D model at the top of this page, where you can also drop a print file on the cart to check its size. If you'd rather hand it off, we print your finished artwork from $620, or design and print the whole package from $2,175; the configurator prices update live with the add-ons you choose.
How is the design price calculated?
By piece and content density. Atmospheric side and back panels design quickly, the banner is mid-weight, and dense interpretive pieces — the pivot panel, the slide-out cards, the reader rail — take the most time. The base package works out to about 18 hours at our $85/hr design rate: $1,555, and the configurator updates the design price live as you add pieces. You supply the text and images; we make them work at exhibit scale. Design work extends the lead time from about 6 weeks to about 11.
How does it ship?
By freight carrier, on a single pallet roughly 48" × 40" × 38". You'll see an exact freight quote at checkout before you pay.
What is the banner made of?
Your choice, at the same price. The standard banner is single-sided dye-sublimated fabric — it has a soft, nice hand, but the weave is slightly translucent and only prints on one side, so it's best where visitors approach from the front. If the cart will sit out in a room, choose the double-sided banner instead: printed on opaque 13 oz vinyl, it reads correctly from both sides.
How big is the tabletop display case?
The base is 21" × 15" with a 10" tall acrylic vitrine over it. Usable interior space is 20½" × 14½" — the ¼" acrylic walls take a quarter inch from each side — by 9" tall, since the ¾"-tall portion of the base sits up inside the vitrine and the acrylic top is ¼" thick. The case is deliberately sized to store and ship inside the cart itself — it rides along on the same pallet, so it never changes your freight quote, and between exhibits it tucks away behind the cart's door.
Can a StoryCart travel between venues?
It's happiest in one building. The small retractable wheels are made for rearranging galleries and rolling into storage — not for loading docks, trailers, or outdoor use. For a traveling exhibit that ships venue to venue, look at the Bison Crate, which is its own shipping container.
What finishes are available?
Any paint color — see our finishing options. Every piece receives two coats of satin Polycrylic clear topcoat.

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