Cat illustrates New Style Carbon 

 V«*e 7.1 nr. end Cover 



NO. 2 NEW STYLE SAMSON 

 BATTERY. 



Cat No Prto* 



32369. 0»JI o.n|.l»u- |1 SO 



PAXTB 



34369. QuIk.ii 7e« 



36369. ' ''.a, 



38369 OtueJu 



42369 Bobber Cover 10W 



44369. Robber Bins «TH 



46369. l:ul.t»'i I'h.k-!. ,|»T«-lef three) 0» 



46369. S>1 AuhiiouIk . ... 09 



Figuri 21. Illustration 01 mi no. 2 Samson battery used 

 li\ the Duryeas in their vehicle. (Smithsonian photo 46858.) 



made a metallic sound. Perhaps this was the muffler 

 he used from September to November 1893. 



On August 28 Frank wrote to Charles saying the 

 carriage was almost ready for the road and thai In- 

 hoped to take it out for a test on the coming Saturday . 

 "oil si n new here so no one will see us. . . ."-' There is 

 no e\ idence showing whether the amount oi remaining 

 work permitted the proposed trial on September 2. 

 1 he body was finally replaced on the running gear, 

 at which time it was found necessary to raise the scat 

 cushion several inches by the insertion of a framework 

 made of old crating boards. This allowed sufficient 

 room between the seat and the frame to suspend the 

 ries and coil. Six no. 2 Samson batteries were 

 contained in this space, three on e.uli side, in rows 

 lei to the side of the vehicle. The Samson 

 battery consisted of a glass jar containing a solution 

 of ammonia salts and water, with a carbon rod in the 

 center, housing a zinc rod. It is difficult to under- 

 stand why they used Samson batteries rather than 

 dry cells: perhaps they were concerned with the 

 mounting; cost of the machine and were making use 



>>l parts already on hand. A coil, possibly from an 

 old gaslight igniter system, accompanied the s. humid 

 batteries under the seat. This original coil is now 



1 1 1 i v ^ i 1 1 •_; . 



The iron dash frame, previously recovered and 

 provided with a rain apron to be pulled up over the 

 knees in the event a he.iw rain blew in under the 

 carriage top. was bolted back in place. Frank and 

 Mr. Markham gave the carriage .1 quick painting; 

 later Frank admitted, "the machine never had 

 job of painting." 2 ' Before the motor wagon actually 

 gol onto ili'- 10. 11I. a reporter on the Springfield 

 gol some statistics on it and an item 

 appeared on September 16, giving the first public 

 notice of the machine. 



I oward tin- latter par) oi the following week. Frank 

 was read) to give the product of his labors its 1 list road 

 trial. On September 21 the completed carriage was 

 rolled onto the ele\ ator at Russell's simp. Seeing that 



n Patent Evidence, vol. 9, p. 110. 



iry" (footnote 7), p. 2. Charles wrote, "Some 



parts of th.s.- referring to tl»' batteries], like the jars. I had 

 on haml foi six "i eight /ears, and did not need to buy." 

 -' [bid. p. 15. 



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