Petter's Horseless Carriage

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Petters Horseless Carriage

Aboard their own 'horseless carriage' are left to right:

James Bazeley Petter (1846-1906)
Percival Waddams Petter (1873-1955)
Herbert William Southcombe (1859 -1944)
Ernest Willoughby Petter (1873-1954)

The twins, Ernest and Percy, designed and built the one horse-power engine themselves
and the vehicle body was constructed by Hill & Boll

(Quote from - Ansell, Robin, Barnes, Marion, The Archive Photographs Series, 'Around Yeovil' (Stroud, Gloucestershire) Chalford Publishing, 1995, p.98)
 

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