Front matter
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Contributions from
The Museum of History and Technology:
Paper 34
The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology
Don H. Berkebile
EARLY AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE 5
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS 6
DESCRIPTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE 16
Figure 1.—Duryea automobile in the Museum of History and Technology, from an 1897 photograph. The gear-sprockets were already missing when this was taken, and the chain lies loosely on the pinion. Shown at the right, the Duryea vehicle following the recent restoration (Smithsonian photo 34183).
Don H. Berkebile