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Title: GTE 786 - Electric Iron Wagon by Peters Wagon & Auto Works on General Vehicle chassis
Post by: gte4289 on March 08, 2025, 07:20:36 PM
Please identify the builder and purpose of this vehicle for a point.
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on March 11, 2025, 08:15:32 PM
Up
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on March 25, 2025, 09:42:12 PM
Pros?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on April 27, 2025, 09:59:33 PM
Open to everyone.
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2025, 02:48:33 AM
Advertising car for irons?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on April 28, 2025, 07:46:25 AM
Quote from: Wendax on April 28, 2025, 02:48:33 AM
Advertising car for irons?
Sort of, but not used by a company that made or sold irons.
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2025, 07:54:56 AM
Advertising starch?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on April 28, 2025, 04:55:54 PM
Quote from: Wendax on April 28, 2025, 07:54:56 AM
Advertising starch?
No, not that.
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 29, 2025, 04:31:27 PM
British?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on April 29, 2025, 04:34:13 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 29, 2025, 04:31:27 PM
British?
No
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 29, 2025, 04:43:40 PM
American?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on April 29, 2025, 05:41:14 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 29, 2025, 04:43:40 PM
American?
Yes
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 30, 2025, 03:11:44 AM
Movie advertising?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on April 30, 2025, 06:25:17 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 30, 2025, 03:11:44 AM
Movie advertising?
No
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Hiawatha on April 30, 2025, 07:14:55 AM
Clothing?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Wendax on April 30, 2025, 07:53:23 AM
Promotional vehicle for a laundry service?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on April 30, 2025, 12:07:16 PM
Quote from: Hiawatha on April 30, 2025, 07:14:55 AM
Clothing?
No
Quote from: Wendax on April 30, 2025, 07:53:23 AM
Promotional vehicle for a laundry service?
No
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on April 30, 2025, 12:09:13 PM
Hint: A recent AP puzzle featured a promotional vehicle that served a very similar purpose.
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Wendax on April 30, 2025, 12:15:26 PM
Advertising electric devices in general on behalf of an electricity company?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 30, 2025, 01:30:20 PM
Quote from: gte4289 on April 30, 2025, 12:09:13 PM
Hint: A recent AP puzzle featured a promotional vehicle that served a very similar purpose.
Solved?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on April 30, 2025, 02:35:10 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 30, 2025, 01:30:20 PM
Quote from: gte4289 on April 30, 2025, 12:09:13 PM
Hint: A recent AP puzzle featured a promotional vehicle that served a very similar purpose.
Solved?
Yes
Quote from: Wendax on April 30, 2025, 12:15:26 PM
Advertising electric devices in general on behalf of an electricity company?
Yes!
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Oguerrerob on May 01, 2025, 12:48:31 PM
1920's?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on May 01, 2025, 01:24:19 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on May 01, 2025, 12:48:31 PM
1920's?
No, earlier
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: pnegyesi on May 09, 2025, 09:19:01 AM
1918-1919?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on May 09, 2025, 12:47:26 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on May 09, 2025, 09:19:01 AM
1918-1919?
Earlier
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Oguerrerob on May 09, 2025, 01:03:20 PM
After 1915?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on May 09, 2025, 01:23:52 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on May 09, 2025, 01:03:20 PM
After 1915?
I don't know the exact year of manufacture, but it was not after 1915.
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Oguerrerob on May 12, 2025, 04:44:15 AM
Quote from: gte4289 on May 09, 2025, 01:23:52 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on May 09, 2025, 01:03:20 PM
After 1915?
I don't know the exact year of manufacture, but it was not after 1915.
After 1912?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on May 12, 2025, 09:08:26 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on May 12, 2025, 04:44:15 AM
Quote from: gte4289 on May 09, 2025, 01:23:52 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on May 09, 2025, 01:03:20 PM
After 1915?
I don't know the exact year of manufacture, but it was not after 1915.
After 1912?
Probably
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Oguerrerob on July 23, 2025, 12:09:49 PM
New York Edison Electric Co?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on July 24, 2025, 06:09:01 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on July 23, 2025, 12:09:49 PMNew York Edison Electric Co?
No, but geographically close (within 200 miles).
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Oguerrerob on July 25, 2025, 12:52:42 PM
To Penn State?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: pnegyesi on July 26, 2025, 12:25:57 PM
was this taken from a contemporary car magazine?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on July 26, 2025, 01:21:49 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on July 25, 2025, 12:52:42 PMTo Penn State?
No
Quote from: pnegyesi on July 26, 2025, 12:25:57 PMwas this taken from a contemporary car magazine?
Yes
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: pnegyesi on July 26, 2025, 01:33:01 PM
was the magazine published in 1915?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on July 26, 2025, 01:35:56 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on July 26, 2025, 01:33:01 PMwas the magazine published in 1915?
Yes
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: Oguerrerob on July 27, 2025, 05:36:02 AM
American magazine?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on July 27, 2025, 01:08:31 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on July 27, 2025, 05:36:02 AMAmerican magazine?
Yes
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: pnegyesi on July 27, 2025, 05:15:46 PM
Was the main focus of the magazine cars (so not commercial vehicles)?
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on July 29, 2025, 01:44:02 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on July 27, 2025, 05:15:46 PMWas the main focus of the magazine cars (so not commercial vehicles)?
I've found this to be an excellent source for AP puzzles and would prefer not to have it revealed here. Let's work on identifying the vehicle through some other means and not narrow the source down any further. :)
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: pnegyesi on July 29, 2025, 02:22:55 PM
I've been through 8 car and commercial vehicle magazines of the time, about 4000 pages, so it's a little late for that. But I keep browsing.
Title: Re: GTE 786
Post by: gte4289 on July 31, 2025, 08:23:35 PM
Perhaps this will help in some way?
Title: Re: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: pnegyesi on August 30, 2025, 01:53:47 PM
Thanks for the hint, it helped a lot
It is from 1914 and called the Electric Iron Wagon

Title: Re: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: gte4289 on August 30, 2025, 03:05:05 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on August 30, 2025, 01:53:47 PMThanks for the hint, it helped a lot
It is from 1914 and called the Electric Iron Wagon
You found it! Now LOCKED for you to identify the coachbuilder.
Title: Re: LOCKED: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: Oguerrerob on August 30, 2025, 03:55:18 PM
 :hail:  :applause:
Title: Re: LOCKED: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: gte4289 on September 07, 2025, 02:02:18 AM
Quote from: gte4289 on August 30, 2025, 03:05:05 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on August 30, 2025, 01:53:47 PMThanks for the hint, it helped a lot
It is from 1914 and called the Electric Iron Wagon
You found it! Now LOCKED for you to identify the coachbuilder.
Need more time?
Title: Re: LOCKED: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: pnegyesi on September 07, 2025, 03:36:13 PM
please unlock. I am a little bit lost with this one
Title: Re: LOCKED: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: gte4289 on September 07, 2025, 03:48:47 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 07, 2025, 03:36:13 PMplease unlock. I am a little bit lost with this one
I've given you a point for finding most of the information.

UNLOCKED
Title: Re: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: pnegyesi on September 09, 2025, 01:43:07 AM
are you sure the article was published in 1915?
Title: Re: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: gte4289 on September 09, 2025, 04:01:56 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 09, 2025, 01:43:07 AMare you sure the article was published in 1915?
February 1915
Title: Re: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: pnegyesi on September 09, 2025, 04:18:44 AM
Quote from: gte4289 on September 09, 2025, 04:01:56 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 09, 2025, 01:43:07 AMare you sure the article was published in 1915?
February 1915

It really doesn't matter which month, I looked at all suitable contemporary car magazines :(
Title: Re: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: pnegyesi on September 09, 2025, 04:46:29 PM
Hesterberg?
Title: Re: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: gte4289 on September 09, 2025, 05:36:44 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 09, 2025, 04:46:29 PMHesterberg?
No
Title: Re: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2025, 01:49:10 PM
I see. That's a new magazine for me. The body was built by the Peters Wagon And Auto Works in Baltimore.
Title: Re: GTE 786 - Wash and Iron Electrically
Post by: gte4289 on September 14, 2025, 02:14:32 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 14, 2025, 01:49:10 PMI see. That's a new magazine for me. The body was built by the Peters Wagon And Auto Works in Baltimore.
:thumbsup: Another point for you!