The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology

by Donald H. Berkebile

Contributions from

The Museum of History and Technology:

Paper 34

The 1893 Duryea Automobile
In the Museum of History and Technology

Don H. Berkebile

[EARLY AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE]		[5]
[CONSTRUCTION BEGINS]		[6]
[DESCRIPTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE]		[16]

Figure 1.—Duryea automobile in the Museum of History and Technology, from an 1897 photograph. The gear-sprockets were already missing when this was taken, and the chain lies loosely on the pinion. Shown at the right, the Duryea vehicle following the recent restoration (Smithsonian photo 34183).