General Information

Serial #

2566

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD FRAME, BODY, WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL, SEAT/ METAL GAS TANK, MUDGUARDS WORKING PARTS/ LEATHERETTE SEAT COVER/ BRASS TRIM & PARTS/ RUBBER FLOORCOVERING, RUNNING BOARDS, TIRES/ FABRIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

348.0 cm

Width

162.0 cm

Height

169.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

IH

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Akron

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

TYPE OF LIGHT WAGON, VERSATILE IN FUNCTION, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN BOUGHT BY CANADIANS LIVING IN RURAL LOCATIONS MOSTLY. ITWAS EXHIBITED AT THE NIAGARA FALLS MUSEUM IN THE EARLY 1970'S. RON FAWCETT RESTORED IT FROM AN ORIGINAL.

Function

USED AS EITHER AS A PASSENGER VEHICLE WHEN INTO A 2 SEATER SURREY OR A LIGHT DELIVERY WAGON

Technical

HIGH-WHEELED VEHICLE THAT IS WELL ADAPTED TO RURAL ROADS CONDITIONS ( WITH SOLID RUBBER TIRES INSTEAD OF PNEUMATIC) AND VERSATILE IN FUNCTION AS IT CAN BE EITHER A PASSENGER VEHICLE BY ADDING ANOTHER SEAT IN THE BACK, OR A LIGHT DELIVERY WAGON. THESE VEHICLES WERE MADE FROM 1907 UNTIL 1916. ABOUT A THIRD OF THE PRODUCTION WERE THE AUTO-WAGONS. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. WAS AN AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND TRUCK MANUFACTURER IN EXISTENCE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY FROM THE AMALGATION OF SEVERAL COMPANIES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

plate on magnetor box 'Michigan Magneto Co.'/'Detroit, Mich.'/'Pat Pend'/'g'/ brass mfr plate on dexter frame reads 'International Harvester Co.'/'Chicago, U.S.A.'/'No. 2566 Model A'

Missing

N/A

Finish

NOT ORIGINAL/ BODY & SEAT-DARK GREEN; GAS TANK, MUDGUARDS, SEAT-BLACK; SEAT POST-GREEN; FRAME & WHEELS-RED; LAQUERED WOOD PARTS

Decoration

BRASS COLOURED METAL 'IHC" SYMBOL ON FRONT/ RED STRIPING ON ENGINE CASING, BODY & SEAT/ WHITE STRIPING ON FRAME & WHEELS