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[Rick]

Hi all, Nick sent this info over about a veteran steam car he's rebuilding, and in particular his query about the style of tow hitch it should have - can anyone help????

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Now I don't know if you can help but I am trying to find out what
American trailer hitches were like around 1900? I am rebuilding a 1902
Toledo steam car that was used in an attempt to be the first car to
cross the Rocky mountains in January 1902. I have made up the wheels
and the chassis I would have thought would have been made from other
Toledo parts that were used to construct the main steam cars. I can
reproduce these using the original car for patterns and I am able to
reproduce the body in ash but the bit I am unsure of is the actual tow
hitch.

I have attached a contemporary photo of the car and trailer and one of
the rear axle now; I would think that a triangulated section bolted on
to the curved and straight sections of the axle and led to a tow hitch
of some kind--which is the pattern that I am looking for. What do you
think?

Any ideas would be appreciate.

By the way I will away from the computer for a couple of weeks so may
not reply too promptly!

Regards

Nick




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[buzzy bee]

He should ask the steam car association, can't remember the proper name, or web address, will try to find it later.