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Charles E. Duryea, about 1894

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Charles E. Duryea, about 1894.jpg J. Frank Duryea, about 1894ThumbnailsA drawing and the first page of the specifications of the first patent issued to C. E. DuryeaJ. Frank Duryea, about 1894ThumbnailsA drawing and the first page of the specifications of the first patent issued to C. E. DuryeaJ. Frank Duryea, about 1894ThumbnailsA drawing and the first page of the specifications of the first patent issued to C. E. DuryeaJ. Frank Duryea, about 1894ThumbnailsA drawing and the first page of the specifications of the first patent issued to C. E. Duryea

Of the numerous American automotive pioneers, perhaps among the best known are Charles and Frank Duryea. Beginning their work of automobile building in Springfield, Massachusetts, and after much rebuilding, they constructed their first successful vehicle in 1892 and 1893.