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1901 - 1910
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Source:
Unknown
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In
the beginning of the 20th century, campers added tents,
beds, small kitchens, sometimes even flush toilets
and wash basins with hot and cold running water to
their family cars.
Cars had large running boards on which campers installed
a box that opened into a kitchen or a fold-up cot.
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1909,
Source: Motor Magazine
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The
rear seats folded out to become beds.
Some pulled a small wooden trailer carrying camping
equipment. |
1905,
Photo Courtesy of
Atlas
Mobile Home Directory
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It
did not take long for handy enthusiasts to build the
first motorhomes. They were simple wooden house structures
built at home and added to the chassis of the car. |
Source:
Unknown
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1910,
"Pullman" in front of Dandurands house
Source: Centre d'histoire de Montréal
1910,
"Pullman"
Source: Centre d'histoire de Montréal
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One
of the earliest reported motorhome was in Montreal
in 1910. Ucal-Henri Dandurand, first Montreal's motorist,
brought a 3-ton Packard truck from Detroit. He called
his motorhome "Pullman". Pierre Breault,
a Montreal carriage builder built the coach to Dandurand's
plan.
The unit was 28 feet long, 6½ feet wide and
9 ½ height. 22 persons could sit and 11 could
sleep. It was equipped with salon, sleeping room,
kitchen with oil stove and icebox, toilet and running
water. The vehicle was used until 1924. |
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TRAFFIC
LIGHTS WERE IN USE BEFORE THERE WERE MOTORCARS
Traffic lights were used before the advent
of the motorcar. In 1868, a lantern with red
and green signals was used at a London intersection
to control the flow of horse buggies and pedestrians.
When motorcars were introduced to the US in
the late 1890s, Police Officer William Potts
used railroad signals for street traffic,
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Michigan, USA. They were manually controlled.
The first automatic traffic light was invented
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