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This collection consists of material collected by M.J. Duryea to prove that Charles Duryea rather than Elwood Haynes invented the first automobile. Mr. Duryea asks that the Indiana Historical Commission and the Hoosier State Automobile Association remove the tablet placed at Kokomo in honor of Elwood Haynes.

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Duryea, Merle J.

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Duryea, Charles E., 1861-1938

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Born near Canton, Ill. on Dec. 15, 1861, Duryea was first interested in bicycles and in 1888 formed the Duryea Manufacturing Co. in Washington, D.C. to produce his Sylph bicycle. As an expert in patents, he testified for Henry Ford in the Selden v. Ford patent trial. His younger brother Frank James joined him in the bicycle business and in 1892 they began work on their first gasoline autombile. The Duryea Motor Wagon Co. was formed in 1895 in Springfield, Mass. In 1898 the brother parted company...

Hoosier State Automobile Association

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Haynes, Elwood, 1857-1925

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Indiana Historical Commission

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