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Arthur Henri Poole - Mr. Peare, Catherine Street, Waterford, motor car
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The proud owner of a motor car with family insists on having the moment he takes possession recorded for posterity(?) If so, this experience would probably be marked with a series of "selfies" today. I wonder who Mr. Peare was, and what make was that new fangled motoring car?..And so the first thing we learned today is that this is not the buyer, but the seller of the car. Mr Peare (in the driving seat) was the owner of what Niall McAuley ( /photos/gnmcauley/ ) and ofarrl ( /photos/33577523@N08/ ) have told us was the first motor garage in Ireland, opened in 1900. The second thing learned was the location, which beachcomberaustralia ( /photos/beachcomberaustralia/ ) tells us is the courthouse in Waterford - Poole's "go to" spot for outdoor commissions. The third lesson was on the Gladiator motorcar ( Gladiator_Cycle_Company ) - very likely the then new 10 horse-power tonneau model. Finally, with inputs from Niall, Carol Maddock ( /photos/47297387@N03/ ) , and Dún Laoghaire Micheál ( /photos/91590691@N05/ ) we understand that the car was bought by Raymond de la Poer (whose family had an estate ( http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK®no=12329009 ) , greenhouses ( ...nlireland/6747858309/ ) and the staff to manage it, 6 miles outside the city). Micheál's grand-uncle may even have driven the car - as one-time motorman and chauefuer to the estate........Photographer: A. H. Poole..Collection: Poole Photographic Studio, Waterford ( http://catalogue.nli.ie/Search/Results?lookfor=A.H.+Poole&type=Author&sort=title&view=grid ) ..Date: c.6 April 1906..NLI Ref: POOLEWP 1540 ( vtls000591762 ) ..You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie ( http://catalogue.nli.ie )
The automobile was first invented and perfected in Germany and France in the late 1890s. Americans quickly came to dominate the automotive industry after WWI. Throughout this initial era, the development of automotive technology was rapid. Hundreds of small manufacturers competing to gain the world's attention. Key developments included the electric ignition system, independent suspension, and four-wheel brakes. Transmissions and throttle controls were widely adopted and safety glass also made its debut. Henry Ford perfected mass-production techniques, and Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler emerged as the “Big Three” auto companies by the 1920s. Car manufacturers received enormous orders from the military during World War II, and afterward automobile production in the United States, Europe, and Japan soared.
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