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English: David Gordon's Steam Carriage, engraved ad from ca. 1824, based on Gordon's 1824 patent for a three wheeled Steam Carriage with a steam engine and propellers below for better up-hill performance. For a detailed description see Chest of Books.
Deutsch: Im Dezember 1824 erhielt der schottische Erfinder David Gordon in London das Patent für einen dreirädrigen, mit Dampfkraft angetriebenen Bus. Die Besonderheit waren die stelzenartigen Antriebe am Boden - in Wirklichkeit sechs Propeller, die bei Steigungen in die Straße griffen. Detaillierte Beschreibung des Bildhinhalts findet sich u. a. hier bei Chest of Books
Date circa 1824
date QS:P,+1824-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Engraved Advertisment of Gordon's Company, from Luke Hebert: The Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia Vol. 2, 1849, Thomas Kelly (Publisher)
Author David Gordon
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