Figure i i . — The Howard & Co. bill showing the first work performed toward 

 a motor vehicle. While this may not refer specifically to the machine now 

 in the museum, it is evidence of early work. 



drawn up between the two men, which stated that 

 Mr. Markham was to put up $1000 for which he 

 received a five-tenths share of the venture. When 

 the $1000 had been used, he then had the option to 

 continue his aid until the project had been carried to 

 a successful climax, and retain his half share, or to 

 refuse further funds and relinquish four of his five- 

 tenths interest in the business. 10 Had he eventually 

 chosen the latter, Charles would obviously have had to 

 seek assistance elsewhere. 



That same day, March 28, Charles found working 

 space and machinery available at John W. Russell & 

 Sons Company in Springfield. 11 The Russells had re- 

 cently completed a large government order of shells 

 for the famous dynamite guns later used on board the 

 cruiser Vesuvius in the Spanish-American War, and this 

 left an entire second floor, approximately 35 x 85 feet, 

 virtually unoccupied, according to an affidavit of 

 William J. Russell of April 30, 1926. Now ready to 

 begin the actual work, Charles hired his brother Frank 

 to start construction. Frank started about the first of 

 April, receiving a raise of about 10 percent over the 

 salary he had received at Ames. Before the vehicle 

 was completed a number of other men performed work 

 on some of the parts, among them William Deats who 

 had been hired by Charles primarily to work on 



10 Copy of contract in Museum files. 



11 Affidavit of William Rattman, March 19, 1943, states that 

 the Russell ledgers give that date. 



Figure 12. — The shop of John Russell & 

 Sons. It was on the second floor of this 

 building that Charles and Frank Duryea built 

 their first motor vehicle. (Courtesy of the 

 Springfield Union.) 



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