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Paris Nouveau no. 2335 – Les Femmes Chauffeur

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Les Femmes Cocher / 128

Les Femmes Chauffeur / 17

Picture (left): Mme. Decourcelle getting her car started.

Until the invention of electric starters cars had to be hand-cranked to get them going. This was a tricky and even dangerous process – a backfire could produce a sprained or broken wrist.