EVOLUTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE. 



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time it has maintained its leading position, although in quality of 

 product, other nations, if not on a par with it, are certainly not very 

 far behind. 



The perfection to which the steam automobile has been developed 



Fig. 11. Serpollet Carriage, a Modern Steam Automobile of French Design. 



in these latter days is due mainly to the efforts of L. Serpollet, a dis- 

 tinguished French engineer. Other highly successful steam carriages 

 are now manufactured in England and in this country, as well as in 



several European nations, but Serpollet was the first to bring forth a 

 successful fast-running and attractive vehicle, and the others have 

 profited by his work. 



One of the many designs of Serpollet carriages is shown in Fig. 11; 



