Author Topic: Solved: Allemano's № 858 - 1896 "Cheval Electrique" by M. Gaillot  (Read 453 times)

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What's that vehicle called?
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Re: Allemano's № 858
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2012, 06:26:24 AM »
Is it a canal barge winch, possibly Dutch??
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Re: Allemano's № 858
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2012, 06:41:29 AM »

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Re: Allemano's № 858
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2012, 07:00:46 AM »
This one was fun!!!  A half an hour and I learned an awful lot
about canal barges, something not normally found in my part
of the US.

If I translated correctly, it is a French Electric Mule used for towing
barge "trains".  This one seems to date from 1895 and was I guess
made by M. Galliot and was used on a canal from Bethune to Douai.
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Re: Allemano's № 858
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2012, 07:04:52 AM »
You seem to have found it! I'll check it and later return to you! ;)

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Re: Allemano's № 858
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2012, 05:28:38 PM »
Anything more???

A fascinating story really and one most of us don't think about when we think about specialized vehicles.
I wonder what happened to those hundreds of tractors for barges when the internal combustion motor was invented
and so much of that traffic was changed to the roads and the enormous truck and trailer combinations we see in almost
every country today.

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Re: Allemano's № 858
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2012, 05:36:15 PM »
This one was fun!!!  A half an hour and I learned an awful lot
about canal barges, something not normally found in my part
of the US.

If I translated correctly, it is a French Electric Mule used for towing
barge "trains".  This one seems to date from 1895 and was I guess
made by M. Galliot and was used on a canal from Bethune to Douai.
Almost correct answer. It's a "cheval electrique" electric horse apparently constructed by M. Galliot. I have it from 1896 though.

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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 858 - 1896 "Cheval Electrique" by M. Gaillot
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2012, 05:51:43 PM »
Thank you!!

The terms "horse" and "mule" can often be confused in translation.  Google says one thing, a true translation may be a bit different.

I cannot comment too much on the year, my source which was a history of such vehicles indicates 1895 but that may be a translation
problem as well, perhaps the concept was in 1895 and the actual vehicle was finally built in 1896.

In any case, a very pleasant quiz to work on.
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