Cycle Car: Washington's First Miniature Auto Debuts
Earl French showcases a small cycle car in front of the Municipal Building, drawing crowds and mixed questions. The Washington designer plans to manufacture in the capital, positioning the vehicle as a low-cost, efficient runabout with stage-like features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Fanciolli
Earl French
Municipal
D. J. O’connell
Washington
Europe
French
England
France
Marty
United States
Gasoline Gossip and Auto Industry Notes
A Minneapolis column reports on J M Stoddard of Cook & Stoddard touring from Lake Sunapee New Hampshire to the city in a Cadillac with guests E S Marlow and George A Milla noting roads in fine shape except a five mile stretch between Northeast and Perryville and a ten mile segment between Bellair and Baltimore. It mentions broad use of electric trucks by breweries express services bread delivery and central stations and offers tips on tire rim care and graphite treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Stoddard
Cook & Stoddard Company
Lake Sunapee
New Hampshire
E. S. Marlow
George A. Milla
New Hampshire Place
Ith
Franklin
Automobile Club of America
Soldering Temperatures and Early Electric Trucks
A discussion on correct iron heat for soldering in tinsmithing notes that too hot or too cool a iron yields poor results and stresses practice. It then reports that 271 new electric trucks began operation in New York in the first seven months, bringing total vehicles to 2,151.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jawell
Ong
New York
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Mr. French
Tts
Miller Bros
Ford
Byron S. Adams
Potomac Electric Power Company
A. 3. Graham & Co
Lansburgh & Bro
8. W. Bryant
Queen Chapel
Hyattsville
Balitimore
Haynes Automobile Company
Texas
South Dakota
The
Palmer & Singer Company
Haa
Baltimore
Richmond
Petersburg
Relf
Warrington Motor Car Co
14Th Street
Brighton
New Franklin
Berlin
Syracuse
Entz
David S. Hendrick, Co., Inc
Spe
Studebaker
Aulet
Sorace
Wagner
Gray & Davie
Detroit, Michigan
Commercial Auto & Supply Co., Inc
Ath St.n.w
Tel M
J. H. Grove
Frederick
Central Garage
Hagerstown
A. S. Fisher
Gray & Davis
Cerne
Detroit
Hiller Bros
Automobile and Supply House Service Dept
Pierce
St. N.E
Lincoln
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