Newspaper clippings relating to the invention of a steam carriage led by a human-shaped machine, 1869- ca. 1901.

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Newspaper clippings relating to the invention of a steam carriage led by a human-shaped machine, 1869- ca. 1901.

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Three items pertaining to the invention of a steam carriage that was led by a human-shaped machine. In the flyer, the carriage is reffered to as "The Wonderful man" and was to be shown "for a few days only" in Philadelphia in February 1869. The inventors of this particular device were P. Dederick and I. Glass of Newark, New Jersey. The photographic print depicts that patent they received (#75874) for the carriage. Also included is a scrapbook page with clippings showing other such steam-powered carriages; one dated 1898, the other dating from around 1901.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Deddrick, Zadock.

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Grass, Isaac.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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