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Solved: PN #1179 -- Joseph / Jozef Hofmann steam car, 1898
« on: November 04, 2018, 11:21:11 AM »
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2018, 07:23:56 AM »
Experts?
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2018, 02:46:40 PM »
European

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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2018, 03:04:44 PM »
yes
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2018, 03:09:01 PM »
English

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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2018, 11:06:59 PM »
no
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2018, 11:17:04 AM »

 French

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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2018, 12:52:45 PM »
no
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2018, 01:30:38 PM »
European
English
French

German?
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2018, 02:44:33 PM »
no (and not from Austria either)
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2018, 11:27:07 PM »
Hinde/Van Gink?
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2018, 12:16:48 AM »
no

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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #12 on: November 14, 2018, 12:31:38 AM »
Is it Dutch?

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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #13 on: November 14, 2018, 06:43:13 AM »
not from Benelux
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #14 on: November 14, 2018, 10:27:45 AM »
Italian

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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #15 on: November 14, 2018, 11:02:22 AM »
no
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #16 on: November 15, 2018, 06:46:50 AM »
  Spanish

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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #17 on: November 15, 2018, 08:10:33 AM »
no (but the car was made in Western Europe :))
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #18 on: November 17, 2018, 03:48:47 AM »
Czech

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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #19 on: November 17, 2018, 04:05:43 AM »
no, the car was made in Western Europe
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #20 on: November 17, 2018, 10:48:25 AM »
Swiss

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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #21 on: November 17, 2018, 11:24:10 AM »
Okay, let's make this a tiny bit easier. The article appeared in a Swiss magazine. The builder of this vehicle was born in Poland, lived in Germany, Switzerland and USA (among other places). Upon closer inspection I believe that at the time when he built this vehicle he was living in Germany
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2018, 09:07:41 AM »
Sandusky

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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2018, 11:19:13 AM »
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Re: PN #1179
« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2018, 12:18:40 PM »
Professionals?
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