Prior to my existence in the late ‘60s there was a tinkerer that would come around with pots/pans and repair services for the same. I’m told they also did a fair amount of general goods and groceries as well.
and then after I had moved on to college and other things in the mid ‘80s there was a school bus that made the route through town and the countryside and other places nearby that did something very similar. Understand it was popular in the amish areas as they didn’t have to harness the wagon and such just to go into town.
Well, maybe it isn’t such a weird memory after all, then. I’ve never seen one anywhere else.