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First ever automobile advertisement...

Item # 689601
September 24, 1898
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York,  Sept. 24, 1898

* 1st ever automobile advertisement
* Horseless carriage


This is a very significant magazine in the history of automobiles, as the noted reference work "Kane's Famous First Facts" states that the mentioned advertisement was the very first automobile ad ever published in America.
A back page advertisement is headed: "A DELIGHTFUL DRIVE" and describes the fine features of the "Winton Motor Carriage" manufactured by "The Winton Motor Carriage Co., Cleveland, Ohio". 
The advertisement is 2 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches and includes a small but nice engraving of the car.
Complete in 16 pages, nice condition.