The Horseless Age, July 1896
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Artifact Overview
Massachusetts machinist Sylvester Roper built at least seven steam-powered carriages and two steam-powered motorcycles years before automobiles -- as we know them -- appeared. Roper never produced his vehicles commercially. Instead, he exhibited them at circuses and fairs where crowds marveled at the contraptions. This issue of The Horseless Age was published soon after Roper's death in June 1896.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
July 1896
Subject Date
July 1896
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.185.117
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 11.75 undefined
Width: 9.125 undefined
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