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Kelsey and Tilney gasoline automobile, 1899

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  • 1899 Kelsey-Tilney (front angle)
  • 1899 Kelsey-Tilney (rear angle)
  • 1899 Kelsey-Tilney (side)
  • 1899 Experimental Kelsey & Tilney, 1 cylinder auto

    Object Details

    maker

    Kelsey, Carl W.
    Tilney, I. Sheldon
    Kelsey, Carl W.
    Tilney, I. Sheldon

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Joseph R. Darling

    Date made

    1899

    ID Number

    TR.308029

    catalog number

    308029

    accession number

    69850

    Object Name

    Automobile

    Physical Description

    steel (overall material)
    rubber (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 56 1/4 in x 58 1/2 in x 99 in; 142.875 cm x 148.59 cm x 251.46 cm

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    Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
    Automobiles

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-3eb7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1325700

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