Woods Electric was set up in early 1899 with a capital of USD 10 million to challenge the prominent East Coast based Electric Vehicle Company. It bought the patents of Clinton E Woods. By 1901 it went into receivership and then it was reorganised and produced electric and later gasoline vehicles
The puzzle picture shows a hansom cab of which several were built - and the company operated a fleet itself.
I'd say this is a cca 1903 hansom cab
