US Patent: 411,196
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Vehicle
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Patentee:
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Frank A. Huntington (exact or similar names) - San Francisco, CA |
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Patent Dates:
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Applied: |
Jan. 11, 1889 |
Granted: |
Sep. 17, 1889 |
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Jeff Joslin Wikipedia biography of Frank A. Huntington Vintage Machinery entry for Globe Iron Works, San Francisco
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Description: |
If the car described by this patent had been built then it would have been the first American car powered by an internal combustion engine. However, there is no evidence that it was built and so that honor goes to the Duryea brothers. |
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