Drawing of Gas Engine by Gottlieb Daimler, 1877
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German engineer Gottlieb Daimler developed small, high-speed engines in the 1880s. Daimler built the world's first internal combustion motorcycle in 1885, and he built an automobile the following year. With Wilhelm Maybach, Daimler formed Daimler Motors Corporation in 1890 to manufacture engines. The company began producing automobiles in 1892. Daimler Motors merged with Benz & Company in 1926.
German engineer Gottlieb Daimler developed small, high-speed engines in the 1880s. Daimler built the world's first internal combustion motorcycle in 1885, and he built an automobile the following year. With Wilhelm Maybach, Daimler formed Daimler Motors Corporation in 1890 to manufacture engines. The company began producing automobiles in 1892. Daimler Motors merged with Benz & Company in 1926.
Artifact
Scale drawing
Date Made
1877
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Drawn by Gotlieb Daimler in Germany.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
31.865.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company, Germany.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black (Color)
White (COlor)
Dimensions
Height: 31.5 in (Frame Height)
Width: 44.5 in (Frame width)
Depth: 0.75 in (Frame depth)
Height: 27.75 in (Opening Height)
Width: 40.5 in (Opening Width)
Inscriptions
Across top of print: GASMOTOREN FABRIK DEUTZ Stenciled at lower left: Archive Naturl. Grosse Written in calligraphy at lower right: Ansicht des Cylinders 1 Pf 4 [the "4" is stenciled]] Handwritten under "Cylinders": Wk G. Daimler Deutz, [illegible] 16. Mai 1877 Handwritten at very bottom: Jultig fur die Masch. 96 {} 4001. Bestell. 96709
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