Juha Paavo Kaita Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Hi!I am collecting photos and post cards which relate to early Reo cars and Reo factory in Lansing. Enclosed is a card showing 1907 Reo. At the bottom of the photo there is information which I quess tells that the Reo dealer is C.A. Smith Agent Bristol MN. The abbreviation for the state seems a bit unclear but I think there are letters MN and not NH. Was there a such Reo dealer in this small Minnesotian town?Juha KaitanenTurku, Finland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Looks like N.H. to me, in fact it looks like its spelled out as New Hampshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juha Paavo Kaita Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 The photo is cutted into birch park. This made me wonder the state could be Minnesota. There is a small town called Bistoll in Southern Minnesota. Does anyone have any information about C. A. Smith Agent?Juha KaitanenTurku, Finland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juha Paavo Kaita Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 I just learned that Bristol in Minnesota is just a farming hamlet. So C. A. Smith Agent was located in New Hampshire. Life long learning process took a small step again.Juha KaitanenTurku, Finland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Yes. Bristol, Minnesota is a small town, but so is Bristol, New Hampshire. Back then dealerships were in small towns. So I wouldn't discount it because of that. To me, it is clearly written out as New Hampshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juha Paavo Kaita Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 I think that is quite neat way of advertise cars - romantic. It would be nice if we had a list of dealer; where and when operated. If I remember right PAC has a member who is listing Packard dealers. This is information which should be collected and stored somewhere.Juha KaitanenTurku Finland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 The two letter state designation (in this case MN) is a very modern thing. Any address prior to the '70s would have had "Minn" for my lifelong home state of Minnesota. New Hampshire abbreviated as "N. H." would have just been a minimal formality in a home-area market. Juha, all of your distant relatives in Minnesota say Hi! We love our Finns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bill murray Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Hejsan Juha:I just found this thread and I have sent an email to the "Town Historian" for the village of Bristol New Hampshire.If this person can be of any assistance, I will pass it on to you.MVHBill Murray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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