Mystery Foto #31 Solved: 1899 Reese Special at the “New York, New York” Exhibit in Roslyn Harbor
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a unique vehicle currently on exhibit on Long Island.
Mystery Foto questions;
- Identify the year and manufacturer of this horseless carriage
The 1899 Reese Special built by Sephaniah Reese of the S. Reese Machine & Tool Works of Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
- Where is this vehicle currently being exhibited?
In the New York, New York exhibit at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor. The exhibit demonstrates how artists through more than a century have been inspired by and portrayed New York City. The exhibit runs through November 5, 2017.
- Who is the current owner of the vehicle?
Harold Mermel of New Jersey
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Congrats to Bob, Mike Appice, Steve Lucas, Dick Gorman, Art Kleiner, Frank Mendyk, and Tom Hutchins for identifying the 1899 Reese Special on exhibit at the Nassau County Museum of Art.
Kudos to Art Kleiner for the below documentation provided in Kleiner's Korner.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
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Kleiner's Korner (Submitted by Art Kleiner)
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Ourhistoryinitiative.com
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Oldcarsweekly.com
"The Alley" by Red Grooms
Another feature of the New York, New York exhibit is this amazing "sculpto-pictorama" by Red Grooms.
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1899 Reese built by Sephaniah Reese of Plymouth PA owned by Harold Mermel of NJ (1995) Nassau County Museum of Art?
The vehicle is a 1889 Reese 3 wheel horseless carriage built by Sephaniah Reese Sr. of the S. Reese Machine & Tool Works of Plymouth ,Pennsylvania . The tricycle is being displayed at the Nassau County Museum of Art Rosyln ,New York as part of the exhibit New York ,New York featuring art work depicting life in NYC from the late 19 th century on up including transportation . The current owner Harold Mermel purchased the vehicle from collector Reed Martin in 1981 who purchased it from Sehaniah Reeese lll. Also notworthy is the the date of manufacture maybe 1884 but not finished till 1887.
That is an 1899 Reese 3-wheel horseless carriage owned by Harold Mermel and can be seen at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn.
Mystery Foto #31… the horseless carriage is an 1899 Reese three wheeler. This vehicle is currently being exhibited at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn.
The current owner is Harold Mermel. Surely the coolest golf cart ever built. Curiously no brakes are seen on the wheels. Perhaps the braking is part of the engine/transmission unit.
Identify the year and manufacturer of this horseless carriage: 1899 Reese 3-Wheel Horseless Carriage
Where is this vehicle currently being exhibited? Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn
Who is the current owner of the vehicle? Harold Mermel, however if I didn’t find the actual answer, Howard, I would have guessed you!
Documentation to follow.
The 3 wheeled horseless carriage is a 1899 Reese. The owner of the carriage is Harold Mermel. The carriage is being displayed at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor from 7/22/17 until 11/15/17.
To answer your question, Where is this vehicle currently being exhibited? This is just a guess but I think that this vehicle is being displayed out in the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, NY
1899 Reese At museum of art in Roslyn owned by Harold Mermel
No clue on this late 1800s gas powered trike but it’s in amazing condition. Where are the brakes and throttle?!