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merc_museum-4.jpg - The engine with a single vertical cylinder – patented by Gottlieb Daimler on April 3, 1885 (German Patent DRP 34926) and nicknamed the “grandfather clock” for its distinctive appearance – has to be considered a key invention. Since at the time this comparatively compact and powerful engine put the vision of a vehicle powered without the use of horses tantalisingly within reach. And so it proved: in 1885 the two engineers fitted the “grandfather clock” first to a two-wheeler and then in 1886 to a four-wheeled motor carriage and a boat.

The engine with a single vertical cylinder – patented by Gottlieb Daimler on April 3, 1885 (German Patent DRP 34926) and nicknamed the “grandfather clock” for its distinctive appearance – has to be considered a key invention. Since at the time this comparatively compact and powerful engine put the vision of a vehicle powered without the use of horses tantalisingly within reach. And so it proved: in 1885 the two engineers fitted the “grandfather clock” first to a two-wheeler and then in 1886 to a four-wheeled motor carriage and a boat.
Photographer: Sari Hietala | Camera: FUJIFILM FinePix F70EXR | Date: 12.6.2011 11:36 | ISO: 400 | Exp. Time: 1/45s | Aperture: 3.3 | Focal Length: 5,0mm | Author: Sari Hietala | Location: Mercedes-Benz museo | City: Stuttgart | Country: Germany | Source: Fujifilm Finepix F70EXR digital | Copyright: SariH2011 | Caption: Mercedes-Benz museo Stuttgartissa | Keywords: Keski-Eurooppa Mercedes-Benz Saksa Stuttgart auto historia liikenne loma matka museo | See map
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