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Title: Obscure Fun #551 - Holsman High Wheeler, ca. appx 1908
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 09, 2013, 04:21:17 AM
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For one point: what is it, and to whom was it originally sold?

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Title: Re: Obscure Fun #551
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 15, 2013, 05:20:47 AM
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Title: Re: Obscure Fun #551
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 22, 2013, 02:56:32 PM
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Title: Re: Obscure Fun #551
Post by: Wendax on November 22, 2013, 03:00:31 PM
Dr. H. C. Garde in his Holsman high wheeler, Maryborough, ca. 1908
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This vehicle was bought by Dr. H. C. Garde and sold to Mr. Zemek, then in 1916, Mr. Sinclair of Marybourgh bought and drove it until 1941. The car was destroyed in Hecker's fire of November 1956. (Description taken from Maryborough Chronicle on 1 June 1955) This vehicle is an American-built Holsman and this model was made in the period, 1907- 1909. It had a distinctive drive system using ropes or rope-coated cables.
Title: Re: Obscure Fun #551
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 23, 2013, 04:43:35 AM
Quote from: Wendax on November 22, 2013, 03:00:31 PM
Dr. H. C. Garde in his Holsman high wheeler, Maryborough, ca. 1908
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This vehicle was bought by Dr. H. C. Garde and sold to Mr. Zemek, then in 1916, Mr. Sinclair of Marybourgh bought and drove it until 1941. The car was destroyed in Hecker's fire of November 1956. (Description taken from Maryborough Chronicle on 1 June 1955) This vehicle is an American-built Holsman and this model was made in the period, 1907- 1909. It had a distinctive drive system using ropes or rope-coated cables.

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