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manufactured in

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from 1906 (or 1907) until 1914.

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, ''Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885-Present'' Produced by a maker of industrial

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s, they were "

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-tricars"; a twin-cylinder ran in the touring class at the 1907

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hillclimb. In 1911 they produced their first 4-wheeled

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, badged as . It used a vee-twin 'Train' engine and belt drive until 1912, when a friction plate clutch and chain drive was introduced.

References

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, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''

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