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The Plass was an American automobile manufactured only in 1897 by Reuben H Plass. BackgroundReuben Hopkins Plass was born in Hudson, New York about 1840.[1] His father was John T Plass. At the beginning of the Civil War on 26 April 1861 he was a Lieutenant in Company A of the 7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment.[1] After serving for a few months, on 3 June, he returned to work for his father during the war making cannon and gun blocks.[1] He claimed to have built his first car in the 1860s. He held patents from 1869 for a velocipede and 1874 for a gas governor.[2] After the war, Plass and his father manufacturered bandsaws.[3] Between 1893 and 1895 Plass unsuccessfully sought appointment as a Consul-General to Cuba.[4] In 1897 Plass invented a luminous lifeline for night use in sea rescues.[5] By January 1899 Plass was bankrupt.[6] In June he was present at the forming of the Automobile Club of America.[7] Plass fell ill in 1904 and died from this illness on August 27, 1907 in Kings County, New York aged 67 years old. His wife, Isabella Caroline James, survived him.[1] Vehicle and designsThe Plass was a rear-engined phaeton with an L-shaped tiller designed to be steered by either hand or foot. The same year Plass designed and patented a self-propelled sleigh with centre wheels and runners at the front and rear, an idea reasonably similar to the concept of modern snowmobiles.[8] Whether he made one is unknown. In 1899 he patented a single seat dog-cart design with a mid engine,[9] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Reuben Hopkins Plass |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57652306/|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York|date=August 28, 1907|page=3|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 15, 2015 }} {{Open access}} 2. ^http://www.datamp.org/patents/search/xrefPerson.php?id=22825 retrieved 15 September 2015 3. ^http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1527&tab=7 retrieved 15 September 2015 4. ^{{cite news|title=Would be Consul Generals alleged agreement with an investor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64235762/|newspaper=The Sun, New York|date=January 12, 1897|page=1|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 15, 2015 }} {{Open access}} 5. ^Miscellaneous. Daily Telegraph, Issue 9070, 22 January 1898, Page 2 6. ^{{cite news|title=Voluntary bankrupts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50405434/|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York|date=January 20, 1899|page=3|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 15, 2015 }} {{Open access}} 7. ^Automobile Club formed, The New York Times, June 8, 1899 8. ^http://www.google.com.ar/patents/US570952 retrieved 15 September 2015 9. ^https://www.google.com/patents/US632278 retrieved 15 September 2015 David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. {{veteran-auto-stub}} 3 : Vehicles introduced in 1897|1890s cars|Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States |
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