1910 Reo in Estonia nice street scene

[Mark Gregory 680]

 In 1910, local merchant Christian Rotermann brought one such car to Estonia, but it has not survived. 

 

 

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Reo factory car, without factory number.
Police registration number 4.
Power 6 HP.
Weight 55 pounds.
The width of the axles is 1410 cm.

The distance between the axles is 2340 cm.

 

[Mark Wetherbee 631]

Love the “mascot” on the hood🤣🤣

[hwellens 171]

Looks like it has chains on the rear wheels. I guess those cobble stones get slippery.

[JV Puleo 3,983]

"Greasy" was the euphemism used at the time. A cobbled street with a generous coating of horse buns and urine. They stank and attracted flies...which is one reason why anyone who could afford to got out of the city in the supper. Chains were originally introduced to deal with mud in the countryside and greasy streets in the city. Practically no one drove in snow.