Duryea 3-Cylinder Automobile Engine, circa 1915

THF811018 / Duryea 3-Cylinder Automobile Engine, circa 1915
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Artifact Overview

When established in 1895, the Duryea Motor Wagon Company of Massachusetts was America's first company formed to produce gasoline automobiles. By the turn of the 20th century, Duryea had relocated to Pennsylvania and was manufacturing three-wheel cars powered by three-cylinder engines like this one. The company later shifted to two-cylinder high-wheelers and cyclecars.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Automobile engine

Date Made

circa 1915

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.4.7078

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal

Color

Black (Color)
Gray (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 37.5 in
Width: 35 in
Length: 43 in

Inscriptions

on the top of a tube: PAT. OCT 14 02 on top: 18 / 13