TheHorselessAge.com
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The Horseless Age. Horseless carriages and early automobiles and cars from the late 1800's to the early 1900's.
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- Not only was The Horseless Age the first automotive magazine, but it was also the most respected automotive magazine and was supported by the upper crust of American society. The earliest issues had only 800 copies per month printed and only a few such copies remaiin. Nevertheless, the vast majority of information that we have today regarding the earliest automobiles, comes from these magazines. Reading issues of this magazine is absolutly fascinating. For example, different issues describes the first manned aircraft flight (May 17, 1899 by A. M. Herring), shows the first advertisment by Henry Ford (a classified ad for a new type of truck), and virtually every early car every built. Also interestingly, the magazine covers a large number of propolsion systems such as compressed air, electric cars, hybrid cars, steam power, deisel power and various types of flywheels and other contraptions. It is interesting to note that there were more electric cars (perhaps pushed by the electric power industry) then gasoline powered cars, till 1911. We offer reprints, on cd-rom, of these rare editions for a nominal fee. Below is a sample of just one issue from late 1895. On the cd, you can click on the thumbnail images and the image is enlarged. The quality of the reproductions is readable to good, and is in black and white. Because of the age and rarity and in some cases, unavailability of certain issues, the quality of the pages may be only acceptable.
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