GEORGE ANDERSON'S WHEELS EXHIBIT

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15th-century Spanish galleon

(Type used by Cortez.) 


Early 20th century church
(Case destroyed, church needs reassembling.)


Nicholas Cugnot’s self-moving wagon, France, 1770
(The first self-propelled vehicle; ancestor of the automobile and locomotive.)
 


Trevithick’s steam road-engine, England, 1803
(Built by Richard Trevithick and his cousin, Andrew Vivian. The first practically successful British self-moving vehicle.)
 


James’s locomotive coach and tilbury gig, 1830
(Built by W. H. James. Carried 12 passengers at 15 M.P.H.)
 


La Mancelle, French steam calèche, 1878

(Built by Amédéé Bollée. Part of great collection of antique veicles in the Château de Compiègne.)


The Spider, 1890 


Duryea gasoline phaeton, 1893
(Designed by Charles Duryea, built and drove by his brother, Frank. The first successful gasoline automobile. The original “horseless carriage.”)


The first Ford, 1896
(Ford called it a quadricycle; built it to test the performance of the gasoline engine. Did 20 miles per hour.)
 


Electric car, around 1900
(Case Damaged)

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