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axels broke, we had a job to get it back to the house, there were few auto mechanics these days, we tried to get an axel but could not locate any, that was the last trip the old wagon made. I still have some of the parts in the basement. The next car was a one cylinder Oldsmobile that brother Frank bought, I have a photo of this machine and one of the goats which I have mentioned previous, we didn’t have the Olds very long when Frank bought a two cylinder Buick, to start it you had to crank it at the side, most cars would be cranked from the front, we had this several years when Dad bought a Ford roadster I used this to take Ann out before we were married they were parking the cars better, this was about 1914. I while I am on Dad's patents,