The 1893 Duryea Automobile in the Museum of History and Technology, 1964
THF122890 / The 1893 Duryea Automobile in the Museum of History and Technology, 1964
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Artifact Overview
Charles and Frank Duryea built their first automobile in 1893. Three years later the brothers established the Duryea Motor Wagon Company. The company built thirteen identical vehicles in its first year. This Smithsonian Institution publication contains a photograph of factory employees working on some of the thirteen vehicles.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1964
Subject Date
1893-1964
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2010.0.12.20
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.625 in
Length: 0.063 in
Inscriptions
Printed on cover:
THE 1893 DURYEA / AUTOMOBILE / Don H. Berkebile / Paper 34, pages 1-28, from UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 240 / CONTRIBUTIONS FROM / THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY / AND TECHNOLOGY / SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - WASHINGTON, D.C. - 1964
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