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The first motor-car to ascend Arthur's Seat
Unknown, 1963, Reproduction
The first motor-car to ascend Arthur's Seat
The first motor-car to ascend Arthur's Seat
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28772
Title
The first motor-car to ascend Arthur's Seat
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1963
Size
14.4 x 11.3 cm
Type
Reproduction
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
On January 30th 1906 the first motor-car drove up the 800 feet to the summit of Arthur's Seat. Mr Charles Jarrett of motor engineer firm, Jarrett & Letts drove his 22 h.p. Crossley up the hill with 5 passengers, his colleague William Letts, two journalists, a photographer and a mechanic.
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Arthur's Seat: a mountain in our midst
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