. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 29.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Durvea examining vehicle in the Smithsonian Institution before restoration. to Charles on December 22 that he was "having Jack Swaine [a local blacksmith] make a couple of clutch rims so we can get over this snow and ice. . Our detachable rims referred to will be of }s iron 1% wide and drawn together at one point by two screws, one on either side of felloe. It will be studded with calks in two ; " January 18, 1894, was a day of triumph for Frank Duryea. Writing Charles about his success the n
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 29.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Durvea examining vehicle in the Smithsonian Institution before restoration. to Charles on December 22 that he was "having Jack Swaine [a local blacksmith] make a couple of clutch rims so we can get over this snow and ice. . Our detachable rims referred to will be of }s iron 1% wide and drawn together at one point by two screws, one on either side of felloe. It will be studded with calks in two ; " January 18, 1894, was a day of triumph for Frank Duryea. Writing Charles about his success the next day he said, "Took out carriage again last night and gave it another test about 9 o'; The only 34 Letter from Frank Duryea to Charles Duryea, December 22, 1893. Also letter from Frank Duryea to David Beecroft, November 15, 1924. Copies in Museum files. difficulty he mentioned was a slight irregularity in the engine, caused by the tiny leather pad in the exhaust- valve mechanism falling Speaking of this trip, Frank recalled in 1956: When I got this car ready to run one night, I took it out and I had a young fellow with me; I thought I might need him to help push in case the car didn't work. . We ran from the area of the shop where it was built down on Taylor Street. We started out and ran up 35 Telling of the first use of the car in later days, Frank Duryea mentions the many noises and vibrations that accompanied the trip: the vibrating tiller, the tinny sounding muffler, the clattering chains. He later reported speeds of 3 mph in low gear and 8 mph in high gear. 26 BULLETIN 240: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washi
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