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"This original auto was made in the winter of 1886 by Mr. Philbrick and
Mr. J. Elmer Wood in Beverley, Mass. It had double engines, porcupine
boiler, kerosene fuel, and only three wheels--two of which were
thirty-six inches in diameter, and the front, or steering-wheel,
twenty-six inches. It was used on the road with great success, carrying
about three hundred pounds of steam, but wanted some changes, which even
at that early date we could easily see. The machine is still existing at
Beverley, though it is now, of course, somewhat dilapidated after so
many years of wear."--Mr. J. Elmer Wood, Beverley, Mass.