the great art and variety of design in 1909 car company catalogs
The Corbin 4 Passenger baby tonneau
Corbin 4 passenger roadster
Notice in the above description the roadster is said to have a "mechanician's" seat. What the hell? I've learned a new word! According to Wikipedia a mechanician is an engineer or a scientist working in the field of mechanics, It is also the term by which makers of mechanical automata use in reference to their profession.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKbHqZzC8fFEteAygGUjBMyI1LS41nx8DA0gIJ-07xces8NitZ93cJBoOpY-kXIWdgc9MGmgOY3U7yeGRSAgfBZbUsanVxNIlDIo4AdtJl2mhFcAO79DYkUJlK_-aKqqlm6siX8Gj1WXY/s640/sultan+taxameter.jpg)
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found among hundreds of great old car catalogs at http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?word=title_id_list:454055&slabel=Automobiles%253A%2520Manufacturers%2520catalogues%252E&sScope=images&sLevel=1
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