They not only manufactured the electric chair for the N.J. State prison, they were better known in the early part of the 20th century as dealers in electric autos. The above graphic was an extremely sad black and white news ad which has been given a bit of a graphic boost by "Photoshopping" it in "RGB." Red-Green-Blue." I'm sure you will agree that the extra minutes of reformatting makes for a very lovely antique auto ad from the very prominent Trenton based Adams Electric Company.-
Tom:
As a kid growing up on Fall St. in South Trenton in the 30's/40's, "Dr. Adam's" name came up frequently.
It seems he had a laboratory ( or so the story goes) in a building across the alley from where I was born. It was on the property of Dr. Reed a local physician. Mom and Dad spoke well of Dr. Adams, and said he was the man who developed the electric chair that "toasted" Bruno Hauptman.
Coincidentally, I will be at the Chauncy Conference center at ETS Sunday which is where they found the Lindberg baby's body.
I wonder if this is the same Adam's family mentioned in the adv.
Mike Kuzma - Friday, April 27, 2012
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Mike,
My mother was Henry Chancey's secretary at ETS for years. She also worked for Jame Bryant Conant.
Enjoy the campus, and watch out for the goose droppings down at the lake. - Saturday, April 28, 2012
- Tom,
The Regal Detroit Automobile was a conventional gasoline auto built by the Regal Company of Detroit Michigan between 1908 and 1918. You may be confusing it with the Detroit Electric Company which built electric automobiles from 1907 through 1939.
Best Regards,
George- Saturday, April 28, 2012
- One of the things any historian demands is accuracy. So along comes Tom Glover and extracts a photo of a gasoline engine driven auto in place of the Detroit! As my grandchildren say, "DUH!" Then thankfully, comes George, a gentleman and an obvious automotive historian to give me a heads up that I published the wrong car in the ad. The correction has been made, George, and I really thank you for letting me know of the error. I would ask that anyone, any time who sees an error in my posts contact me so corrections can be made. As George advised me, the Regal in the banner ad below is a gasoline auto. This was part of a full page ad.
Tom:
ReplyDeleteAs a kid growing up on Fall St. in South Trenton in the 30's/40's, "Dr. Adam's" name came up frequently.
It seems he had a laboratory ( or so the story goes) in a building across the alley from where I was born. It was on the property of Dr. Reed a local physician. Mom and Dad spoke well of Dr. Adams, and said he was the man who developed the electric chair that "toasted" Bruno Hauptman.
Coincidentally, I will be at the Chauncy Conference center at ETS Sunday which is where they found the Lindberg baby's body.
I wonder if this is the same Adam's family mentioned in the adv.
Mike Kuzma
Mike,
ReplyDeleteMy mother was Henry Chancey's secretary at ETS for years. She also worked for Jame Bryant Conant.
Enjoy the campus, and watch out for the goose droppings down at the lake.
Tom,
ReplyDeleteThe Regal Detroit Automobile was a conventional gasoline auto built by the Regal Company of Detroit Michigan between 1908 and 1918. You may be confusing it with the Detroit Electric Company which built electric automobiles from 1907 through 1939.
Best Regards,
George
And the world is a much better place for well intended corrections among gentleman.
ReplyDeleteOne of the little "tid-bits" that I heard from a owner of that new French "G" ... (geo friendly I assume), that are becoming common in Europe is that in the evenings you have a choice. You may operate the headlights or you may operate the windshield wipers. But it it is ill advised to attempt to operate the lights and wipers at the same time. Along the sunny coast of the Med this is probably a minor detail, but towards Paris and the horrid drizzle of the Channel, it does give pause for thought?
Ed Millerick