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A one-off car, made in 1902 by George Bartholomew of Russel, a hamlet in upper New York near the Canadian border. George Bartholomew decided ot build a car for himself after seeing one in operation in a town some 30 miles away. His self-built automobile is powered by a 3½hp Fairfield single-cylinder two-stroke stationary engine, which he specially adapted to use in this car. The chassis is numbered '1' and the engine '19'. Of course, he named the car after himself: Bartolomew. The suspension is by fully elliptical springs front and rear, while final drive is by chain via a two-speed gearbox. Unlike many such vehicles of this era, steering of the Bartholomew is not by means of a tiller but by a small steering wheel. George Bartholomew drove his runabout for about four years and it remained in the Bartholomew family's possession until 1949.
Source: Bonhams
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